Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/pëhu

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

Probably a variant of *pëhku.

Noun

*pëhu (Northern Finnic)

  1. chopped straw, chaff, litter
    Synonyms: *pahna, *pëhku, (Northern Finnic) *pëlu
  2. wood dust

Inflection

Inflection of *pëhu
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *pëhu *pëhut
accusative *pëhun *pëhut
genitive *pëhun *pëhudën
*pëhuidën
partitive *pëhuda *pëhuida
inessive *pëhussa
*pëhuhna 		*pëhuissa
*pëhuihna
elative *pëhusta *pëhuista
illative *pëhuhën *pëhuihën
adessive *pëhulla *pëhuilla
ablative *pëhulta *pëhuilta
allative *pëhulën
*pëhulëk 		*pëhuilën
*pëhuilëk
essive *pëhuna *pëhuina
translative *pëhuksi *pëhuiksi
instructive *pëhun *pëhuin
comitative *pëhunëk *pëhuinëk
abessive *pëhutta *pëhuitta

Descendants

  • Finnish: (dialectal) pehu
  • Ingrian: pehu
  • Karelian:
    • South Karelian: pehu
  • Livvi: pehu
  • Ludian: pehu
  • Veps: pehu

Further reading

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “pehu”, 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
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