Where does “toisenvärinen” come from?

toisenvärinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish värinen, from Finnish väri, from Swedish färg, from Old Swedish færgha, from Middle Low German verwe, from Old Saxon farwi, from Proto-West Germanic faru, from Proto-Germanic farwō — passed , crossed.

toisenvärinen (Finnish): of another color

Definitions

  1. of another color

Ancestry of “toisenvärinen”, step by step

toisenvärinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish värinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvärinenof color, -colored
2Finnishväricolor; flush
3Swedishfärgcolor; the spectral composition of visible light;...
4Old Swedishfærgha—
5Middle Low GermanverweAlternative form of varwe; color, paint
6Old Saxonfarwicolour
7Proto-West Germanicfarucolor; appearance; journey
8Proto-Germanicfarwōcolour
9Proto-Indo-Europeanperḱ-colored; motley; to open, rip up
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Finnish toinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtoinensecond; other, another; the others, other ones
2Proto-Finnictoinensecond; other
3Proto-Finnictoothat over there, yonder distal?
4Proto-Uralictothat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European perḱ- →