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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/puuska

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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 1

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Unknown. Possibly related to *puskëdak.

Noun

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*puuska[1]

  1. gust, blast of wind

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Finnish: puuska
    • ? Karelian:
  • Livonian: pūškõ

Etymology 2

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Unknown.

Noun

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*puuska

  1. hip, haunch
    Synonym: *landëh

Inflection

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Descendants

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References

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

Further reading

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  • puus”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “puuska”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN