Where does “sinine” come from?

sinine (Veps) comes from Proto-Finnic sininen, from Proto-Finnic sini, from Proto-Finno-Permic sine.

sinine (Veps): blue

Definitions

  1. blue

Ancestry of “sinine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicsininenblue
2Proto-Finnicsiniblue
3Proto-Finno-Permicsine—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic sine →Every word from Proto-Finnic sini →Every word from Proto-Finnic sininen →