Where does “punaus” come from?

punaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish punata, from Finnish puna, from Proto-Finnic puna, from Proto-Finno-Ugric puna — color, hair.

punaus (Finnish): reddening making red

Definitions

  1. reddening making red

Ancestry of “punaus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpunatato redden make red
2FinnishpunaThe color red
3Proto-Finnicpunared
4Proto-Finno-Ugricpunacolor, hair
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric puna →Every word from Proto-Finnic puna →Every word from Finnish puna →