Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/pordas

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

Borrowed from Northwest Germanic *bordaz, from Proto-Germanic *burdą. Doublet of *purci, *purdëh.

Noun

*pordas

  1. (Northern Finnic) stair, step

Inflection

Descendants

  • Finnish: porras
    • Northern Sami: boardda
  • Ingrian: porras
  • Karelian: porras
  • Livvi: porras
  • Ludian: pordaz
  • Veps: pordaz