Where does “punanõ” come from?

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

punanõ (Votic): red

Definitions

  1. red

Ancestry of “punanõ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicpunainenred
2Proto-Finnicpunared
3Proto-Finno-Ugricpunacolor, hair
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric puna →Every word from Proto-Finnic puna →Every word from Proto-Finnic punainen →