Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/puuska

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

    Unknown. Possibly related to *puskëdak, or alternatively onomatopoeic.

    Noun

    *puuska[1]

    1. gust, blast of wind
    Inflection
    Descendants
    • Finnish: puuska
      • ? Karelian:
    • Livonian: pūškõ

    Etymology 2

      Unknown.

      Noun

      *puuska

      1. hip, haunch
        Synonym: *landëh
      Inflection
      Descendants

      References

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

      Further reading

      • puus”, 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), “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