Where does “punertavuus” come from?

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

punertavuus (Finnish): reddishness

Definitions

  1. reddishness

Ancestry of “punertavuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpunertavareddish, rufous
2FinnishpunertaaTo make redder; To have a shade of red;...
3FinnishpunaThe color red
4Proto-Finnicpunared
5Proto-Finno-Ugricpunacolor, hair
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric puna →Every word from Proto-Finnic puna →Every word from Finnish puna →