Where does “punertua” come from?
punertua (Finnish) comes from Finnish punertaa, from Finnish puna, from Proto-Finnic puna, from Proto-Finno-Ugric puna — color, hair.
punertua (Finnish): to redden
Ancestry of “punertua”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | punertaa | To make redder; To have a shade of red;... |
| 2 | Finnish | puna | The color red |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | puna | red |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | puna | color, hair |