Where does “punertavaihoinen” come from?

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

punertavaihoinen (Finnish): reddish-skinned

Definitions

  1. reddish-skinned

Ancestry of “punertavaihoinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpunertavareddish, rufous
2FinnishpunertaaTo make redder; To have a shade of red;...
3FinnishpunaThe color red
4Proto-Finnicpunared
5Proto-Finno-Ugricpunacolor, hair
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