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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/puhudak

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

Verb

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*puhudak (stem *puhu-)[1]

  1. to blow

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: puhuma/puhuda
  • Finnish: puhua (to talk, speak)
    Finnish: puhaltaa (to blow)
  • Ingrian: puhhua
  • Karelian: puhuo (to blow)
  • Veps: puhuda
  • Votic: puhhua
  • Livonian: pūškõ (to blow, to hiss)
    Livonian: pūgõ (to blow)

References

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