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

Definitions

  1. dark red

Ancestry of “tummanpunainen”, step by step

tummanpunainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish punainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpunainenred; reds, red lights; the socialists
2Proto-Finnicpunainenred
3Proto-Finnicpunared
4Proto-Finno-Ugricpunacolor, hair

via Finnish tumma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtummadark; dark-haired; Romani, Rom
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric puna →Every word from Proto-Finnic puna →Every word from Proto-Finnic punainen →