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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/pura

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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 Proto-Uralic *pura-.

Noun

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*pura[1]

  1. drill
  2. icepick
  3. chisel

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: pura
  • Estonian: purikas
  • Finnish: pura
  • Ingrian: pura
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: pura
    • South Karelian: pura
  • Livvi: bura
  • Votic: purikkõ

From *puras:

References

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

Further reading

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