Where does “veriappelsiini” come from?
veriappelsiini (Finnish) comes from Finnish veri, from Proto-Finnic veri, from Proto-Uralic were — blood.
veriappelsiini (Finnish): blood orange
Ancestry of “veriappelsiini”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | veri | blood |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | veri | blood |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | were | blood |