Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/purha

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 *purša (possibly cognate with Proto-Samic *porsē), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *fursaz.[1][2]

Noun

*purha[3]

  1. waterfall, torrent, rapids

Inflection

Inflection of *purha
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *purha *purhat
accusative *purhan *purhat
genitive *purhan *purhadën
*purhëidën
partitive *purhada *purhëida
inessive *purhassa
*purhahna 		*purhëissa
*purhëihna
elative *purhasta *purhëista
illative *purhahën *purhëihën
adessive *purhalla *purhëilla
ablative *purhalta *purhëilta
allative *purhalën
*purhalëk 		*purhëilën
*purhëilëk
essive *purhana *purhëina
translative *purhaksi *purhëiksi
instructive *purhan *purhëin
comitative *purhanëk *purhëinëk
abessive *purhatta *purhëitta

Descendants

  • Finnish: (dialectal) purha
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: purha
    • South Karelian: burha
  • Livvi: burhu
  • Ludian: burh

References

  1. ^ Aikio, Ante: On Germanic-Saami contacts and Saami prehistory SUSA/JSFOu 91 (2006) [1]
  2. ^ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “purha”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja‎[2] (in Finnish), retrieved 4 August 2025
  3. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–), “*purha”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[3] (in Finnish)
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