Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/puutudak

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 *puu (wood) +‎ *-tudak.

    Verb

    *puutudak (stem *puutu-)[1]

    1. to grow numb
    2. to stiffen
    Inflection
    Descendants
    • Finnish: puutua
    • Livonian: pūdõ

    References

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

    Further reading

    • Erkki Itkonen, Ulla-Maija Kulonen, editors (1992–2000), “puutua”, 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

    Etymology 2

      Verb

      *puutudak (stem *puutu-)

      1. alternative form of *puuttudak (to be missing; to run out)
      Inflection