Where does “vaaleansininen” come from?

vaaleansininen (Finnish) comes from Finnish sininen, from Proto-Finnic sininen, from Proto-Finnic sini, from Proto-Finno-Permic sine.

vaaleansininen (Finnish): light blue

Definitions

  1. light blue

Ancestry of “vaaleansininen”, step by step

vaaleansininen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sininen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsininenblue; The color blue
2Proto-Finnicsininenblue
3Proto-Finnicsiniblue
4Proto-Finno-Permicsine—

via Finnish vaalea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaalealight, pale of a shade of colour
2Proto-Finnicvaaleda—
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwaĺɜ—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic sine →Every word from Proto-Finnic sini →Every word from Proto-Finnic sininen →