Where does “punatautinen” come from?

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

punatautinen (Finnish): dysenteric, with dysentery, suffering from dysentery

Definitions

  1. dysenteric, with dysentery, suffering from dysentery

Ancestry of “punatautinen”, step by step

punatautinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tauti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtautidisease
2Proto-Finnictautidisease, sickness
3Proto-Norsedauđi—

via Finnish puna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpunaThe color red
2Proto-Finnicpunared
3Proto-Finno-Ugricpunacolor, hair
Every word from Proto-Norse dauđi →Every word from Proto-Finnic tauti →Every word from Finnish tauti →