Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/puwa-

This Proto-Uralic 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-Uralic

Verb 1

*puwa-

  1. to blow

Descendants

  • Proto-Samoyedic: *puə- (see there for further descendants)
  • Ugric:
    • Hungarian: fúj
    • Proto-Mansi: *put-
    • Proto-Khanty: *puw-
  • Proto-Mari: *pue-
    • Eastern Mari: пуаш (puaš)
  • Proto-Mordvinic: *puvams

Verb 2

*puwa-

  1. to suffocate, strangle

Descendants

  • Ugric:
  • Proto-Mordvinic: *povams
  • Proto-Samic: *puvētēk (see there for further descendants)
  • >? Proto-Finnic: *poodak
    • Estonian: pooma/puua (“to hang (kill by suspension from the neck)”)

Further reading

References

  • Aikio, Ante: Uralilaisen kantakielen vokaalistosta [1]
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