Where does “tummanpunainen” come from?
tummanpunainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish punainen, from Proto-Finnic punainen, from Proto-Finnic puna, from Proto-Finno-Ugric puna — color, hair.
tummanpunainen (Finnish): dark red
Ancestry of “tummanpunainen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | punainen | red; reds, red lights; the socialists |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | punainen | red |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | puna | red |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | puna | color, hair |