Where does “punapensselisika” come from?

punapensselisika (Finnish) comes from Finnish pensselisika, from Finnish pensseli, from Swedish pensel, from Old French pincil, from Latin pēniculus, from Latin -culus, from Proto-Italic *-kelos — Diminutive suffix.

punapensselisika (Finnish): red river hog

Definitions

  1. red river hog

Ancestry of “punapensselisika”, step by step

punapensselisika traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pensselisika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpensselisikabush pig; red river hog
2Finnishpensselipaintbrush
3Swedishpenselpaintbrush
4Old Frenchpincil
5Latinpēniculus
6Latin-culusAlternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to...
7Proto-Italic*-kelosDiminutive suffix

via Finnish puna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpunaThe color red
2Proto-Finnicpunared
3Proto-Finno-Ugricpunacolor, hair
Every word from Proto-Italic *-kelosEvery word from Latin -culusEvery word from Latin pēniculus