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Where does “punertaa” come from?

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

punertaa (Finnish): To make redder; To have a shade of red;...

Definitions

  1. To make redder; To have a shade of red;...

Ancestry of “punertaa”, step by step

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

Words derived from “punertaa”

  • punertua
  • punertaa
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