Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/pursudak

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 borrowed by metathesis from Proto-Germanic *frusōn- (whence Old Norse frusa), or from Proto-Germanic *frusjan- (whence Old Norse frýsa).

Verb

*pursudak (stem *pursu-) (Northern Finnic)

  1. to gush

Inflection

Derived terms

  • *pursuttadak

Descendants

  • Finnish: pursua
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: puršuo
    • South Karelian: puržuo
  • Veps: pursta

Further reading

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