Where does “punerrus” come from?

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

punerrus (Finnish): reddening

Definitions

  1. reddening

Ancestry of “punerrus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpunertaaTo make redder; To have a shade of 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 →
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