Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/puwa-

This Proto-Uralic 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-Uralic

Etymology 1

    Verb

    *puwa-

    1. to blow
    Descendants
    • Proto-Samoyedic: *puə- (see there for further descendants)
    • Ugric:
      • Hungarian: fúj
      • Proto-Mansi: *put-
      • Proto-Khanty: *puw-
    • Proto-Mari: *pue-
      • Eastern Mari: пуаш (puaš)
    • Proto-Mordvinic: *puvams

    Etymology 2

      Verb

      *puwa-

      1. to suffocate, strangle
      Descendants
      • Ugric:
      • Proto-Mordvinic: *povams
      • Proto-Samic: *puvētēk (see there for further descendants)
      • Proto-Finnic: *poodak (see there for further descendants)

      References

      • Aikio, Ante: Uralilaisen kantakielen vokaalistosta [1]

      Further reading