Where does “venäjänsininen” come from?

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

venäjänsininen (Finnish): Russian Blue, Russian blue breed of cat

Definitions

  1. Russian Blue, Russian blue breed of cat

Ancestry of “venäjänsininen”, step by step

venäjänsininen 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 venäjä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishvenäjäRussian
2FinnishvenätA Russian
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic sine →Every word from Proto-Finnic sini →Every word from Proto-Finnic sininen →