Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/puna

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 1

    From Proto-Finno-Ugric *puna (color, hair).

    Noun

    *puna

    1. red (colour)
    Inflection
    Derived terms
    Descendants
    • Estonian: puna
    • Finnish: puna
    • Ingrian: puna
    • Votic: puna

    References

    • puna”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
    • Erkki Itkonen, Ulla-Maija Kulonen, editors (1992–2000), 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

    Further reading

    • Kallio, Petri (2020–), “*puna-inën”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[3] (in Finnish)

    Etymology 2

      From earlier *puńa, cognate with Proto-Samic *pońē (whence Northern Sami botnji). Related to Proto-Uralic *puńe- (to twist) (whence Proto-Samic *pońëtēk (to twist)).

      Noun

      *puna[1]

      1. twist, swirl, kink
      Inflection
      Descendants
      • Finnish: (dialectal) puna
      • Karelian:
      • Livvi: pune
      • Ludian: punaita
      • Veps: punaltas

      References

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

      Further reading

      • Erkki Itkonen, Ulla-Maija Kulonen, editors (1992–2000), “puna”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[4] (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