Where does “punatavi” come from?

punatavi (Finnish) comes from Finnish tavi, from Swedish stav, from Old Swedish staver, from Old Norse stafr, from Proto-Norse ᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ, from Proto-Germanic stabaz, from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ- — to stand still; to harden.

punatavi (Finnish): cinnamon teal (Anas cyanopter)

Definitions

  1. cinnamon teal (Anas cyanopter)

Ancestry of “punatavi”, step by step

punatavi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tavi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtavicommon teal; pole, stake, club, mallet; the long...
2Swedishstava staff, a rod; a letter
3Old Swedishstaverstaff, cane
4Old Norsestafrstaff
5Proto-Norseᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ—
6Proto-Germanicstabazstaff, stick
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstebʰ-to stand still; to harden

via Finnish puna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpunaThe color red
2Proto-Finnicpunared
3Proto-Finno-Ugricpunacolor, hair
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stabaz →Every word from Proto-Norse ᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ →