Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/përmanto

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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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Uncertain. Possibly derived from the same root as *përmu (dust, dirt), if the original meaning was "dirt floor".

Noun

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*përmanto[1]

  1. floor

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Finnish: permanto
  • Ingrian: permanto
  • Livonian: pȭrand
  • Võro: põrmand
  • Votic: (Pummala) põrmato
  • ? Northern Sami: bearpmet

From *përmanta:

References

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  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*përmanto”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto[1] (in Finnish)

Further reading

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