Where does “puna” come from?

puna (Votic) comes from Proto-Finnic puna, from Proto-Finno-Ugric puna — color, hair.

puna (Votic): red

Definitions

  1. red

Ancestry of “puna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicpunared
2Proto-Finno-Ugricpunacolor, hair
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric puna →Every word from Proto-Finnic puna →
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