Where does “punatauti” come from?

punatauti (Finnish) comes from Ingrian tauti, from Proto-Finnic tauti, from Proto-Norse dauđi.

punatauti (Finnish): dysentery

Definitions

  1. dysentery

Ancestry of “punatauti”, step by step

punatauti traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian tauti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriantautidisease, sickness, illness
2Proto-Finnictautidisease, sickness
3Proto-Norsedauđi—

via Finnish puna

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

via Finnish tauti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtautidisease
Every word from Proto-Norse dauđi →Every word from Proto-Finnic tauti →Every word from Ingrian tauti →
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