pövü

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Ludian

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Etymology

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According to Oja (2002), either from or related to Proto-Finnic *pëllava(s).

Cognate with Veps pövu. Ingrian pövvy might be a borrowing from either of the two languages.

Noun

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pövü

  1. fur coat

References

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  • Vilja Oja (2002) “Minkä takia pellava on pellava?”, in Virittäjä, volume 106, number 3, pages 375-384
  • Miikul Pahomov (2016) “pövü”, in Учебный словарь литературного людиковского языка[1], page 36