Where does “punasavi” come from?

punasavi (Finnish) comes from Finnish savi, from Finnish -lä, from Finnish -as, from Proto-Finnic -s, from Proto-Finno-Ugric -s.

punasavi (Finnish): red clay

Definitions

  1. red clay

Ancestry of “punasavi”, step by step

punasavi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish savi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsaviclay
2Finnish-läFront vowel variant of -la
3Finnish-asForms some adjectives; Forms some nouns
4Proto-Finnic-sForms nouns
5Proto-Finno-Ugric-s—

via Finnish puna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpunaThe color red
2Proto-Finnicpunared
3Proto-Finno-Ugricpunacolor, hair
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric -s →Every word from Finnish -lä →Every word from Finnish -as →