Where does “punasiirtymä” come from?

punasiirtymä (Finnish) comes from Finnish siirtymä, from Finnish siirtyä, from Finnish siirtää, from Proto-Finnic siirtädäk — to move, to transfer.

punasiirtymä (Finnish): redshift

Definitions

  1. redshift

Ancestry of “punasiirtymä”, step by step

punasiirtymä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish siirtymä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsiirtymätransition; displacement
2Finnishsiirtyäto move
3Finnishsiirtääto move, transfer; to transfer; to reschedule,...
4Proto-Finnicsiirtädäkto move, to transfer

via Finnish puna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpunaThe color red
2Proto-Finnicpunared
3Proto-Finno-Ugricpunacolor, hair
Every word from Proto-Finnic siirtädäk →Every word from Finnish siirtää →Every word from Finnish siirtyä →