Where does “purppurankarvainen” come from?

purppurankarvainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish purppura, from Swedish purpur, from Latin purpura, from Ancient Greek πορφύρα, from Ancient Greek πορφύρω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

purppurankarvainen (Finnish): purple, purple-coloured, purplish, crimson

Definitions

  1. purple, purple-coloured, purplish, crimson

Ancestry of “purppurankarvainen”, step by step

purppurankarvainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish purppura

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpurppurapurple; color purple
2Swedishpurpurpurple color/colour
3Latinpurpurathe purple-fish, a species of shellfish or...
4Ancient Greekπορφύραpurple-fish; a purple dye obtained from it;...
5Ancient Greekπορφύρωto surge up; to redden
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

via Finnish karvainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkarvainenhairy, furry, hirsute
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-Every word from Ancient Greek πορφύρα