Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/përna

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

Possibly from Indo-Iranian language, compare Avestan 𐬯𐬞𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬰𐬀𐬥 (spərəzan).

Noun

*përna[1]

  1. spleen

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: põrn
  • Finnish: perna
  • Ingrian: perna, perta
  • Karelian: pärnä
  • Livonian: pȭrna
  • Livvi: pärny
  • Ludian: pärn
  • Veps: pärm
  • Võro: põrn
  • Votic: põrnõ

References

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*përna”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)

Further reading

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