Where does “punarintarastas” come from?

punarintarastas (Finnish) comes from Finnish puna, from Proto-Finnic puna, from Proto-Finno-Ugric puna — color, hair.

punarintarastas (Finnish): An American robin, or robin; Turdus migratorius

Definitions

  1. An American robin, or robin; Turdus migratorius

Ancestry of “punarintarastas”, step by step

punarintarastas traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpunaThe color red
2Proto-Finnicpunared
3Proto-Finno-Ugricpunacolor, hair

via Finnish rastas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrastasthrush
2Proto-Finnicrastasthrush
3Proto-Baltictrazdas—

via Finnish rinta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrintabreast; chest, especially the front side of it
2Finnish-mäFront vowel variant of -ma
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric puna →Every word from Proto-Finnic puna →Every word from Finnish puna →