Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/pëhku

This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Finnic

Etymology

According to SSA and EES, sound-symbolic.^[1]^[2]

Noun

*pëhku^[3]

chopped straw, chaff, litter
Synonyms: *pahna, (Northern Finnic) *pëhu, *pëlu
rotten wood

Inflection

Inflection of *pëhku

	singular	plural
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
nominative	*pëhku	*pëhkut
accusative	*pëhkun	*pëhkut
genitive	*pëhkun	pëhkudën pëhkuidën
partitive	*pëhkuda	*pëhkuida
inessive	pëhkussa pëhkuhna	pëhkuissa pëhkuihna
elative	*pëhkusta	*pëhkuista
illative	*pëhkuhën	*pëhkuihën
adessive	*pëhkulla	*pëhkuilla
ablative	*pëhkulta	*pëhkuilta
allative	pëhkulën pëhkulëk	pëhkuilën pëhkuilëk
essive	*pëhkuna	*pëhkuina
translative	*pëhkuksi	*pëhkuiksi
instructive	*pëhkun	*pëhkuin
comitative	*pëhkunëk	*pëhkuinëk
abessive	*pëhkutta	*pëhkuitta

Descendants

Estonian: põhk
Finnish: pehku
Ingrian: pehku
Karelian:
- North Karelian: pehku
- South Karelian: pehku
Livonian: ⇒ pȭ’kt
Livvi: pehko
Ludian: pehk
Veps: pehk
Võro: põhk
Votic: (Mati, Kõrvõttula) põhku

References

^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “pehku”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
^ “põhk”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*pëhku”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎^[2] (in Finnish)

[1] Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “pehku”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

[2] “põhk”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012

[3] Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*pëhku”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎^[2] (in Finnish)

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