Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/poodak

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

Etymology

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *puwa-.

Verb

*poodak (stem *poo-)

  1. to strangle, kill by strangling

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: pooma/puua
  • Võro: pu̬u̬ma/puvvaq

Further reading

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