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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/pëhku

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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

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Etymology

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Sound-symbolic.

Noun

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*pëhku[1]

  1. chopped straw, chaff, litter
    Synonyms: *pahna, (Northern Finnic) *pëhu, *pëlu
  2. rotten wood

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: põhk
  • Finnish: pehku
  • Ingrian: pehku
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: pȭ’kt
  • Livvi: pehko
  • Ludian: pehk
  • Veps: pehk
  • Võro: põhk
  • Votic: (Mati, Kõrvõttula) põhku

References

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

Further reading

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