Where does “ruskeaverikkö” come from?

ruskeaverikkö (Finnish) comes from Finnish veri, from Proto-Finnic veri, from Proto-Uralic were — blood.

ruskeaverikkö (Finnish): brunette

Definitions

  1. brunette

Ancestry of “ruskeaverikkö”, step by step

ruskeaverikkö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish veri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishveriblood
2Proto-Finnicveriblood
3Proto-Uralicwereblood

via Finnish ruskea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruskeabrown; A brown color
2Proto-Finnicruskedabrown, red
Every word from Proto-Uralic were →Every word from Proto-Finnic veri →Every word from Finnish veri →