Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/pestäk

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

From Proto-Finno-Permic *pese-, possibly an old loanword from Proto-Indo-European *bʰes- (to rub).

Noun

*pestäk (stem *pese-)[1]

  1. to wash
    Synonym: *moskëdak

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: pesema/pesta
  • Finnish: pestä
  • Ingrian: pessä
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: peššä
    • South Karelian: peššä
  • Livonian: pie’zzõ, (Salaca) piezz
  • Livvi: pestä
  • Ludian: pestä
  • Veps: pesta
  • Votic: pesse

References

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