Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/pura

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-Uralic *pura-.

Noun

*pura[1]

  1. drill
  2. icepick
  3. chisel

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: pura
  • Estonian: purikas
  • Finnish: pura
  • Ingrian: pura
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: pura
    • South Karelian: pura
  • Livvi: bura
  • Votic: purikkõ

From *puras:

  • Finnish: puras
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: puraš
    • South Karelian: puras
  • Livvi: puras
  • Livonian: purāz
  • Ludian: puraz
  • Veps: puraz
  • Võro: puras

References

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

Further reading

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