Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/puhudak

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 earlier *pušë- +‎ *-udak, from Proto-Uralic *puše-. Cognates include Proto-Samic *posōtēk.

Verb

*puhudak (stem *puhu-)[1]

  1. to blow

Inflection

Derived terms

  • *puhaltadak

Descendants

  • Estonian: puhuma/puhuda
  • Finnish: puhua (to talk, speak)
    Finnish: puhaltaa (to blow)
  • Ingrian: puhhua
  • Karelian: puhuo (to blow)
  • Livonian: pu’otõ
  • Veps: puhuda
  • Votic: puhhua

References

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