Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/pëhku

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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

Unknown

Noun

*pëhku

  1. straw bedding, litter
    Synonym: *pahna

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: põhk
  • Finnish: pehku
  • Ingrian: pehku
  • Karelian: pehku
  • Livonian: pȭ’kt
  • Livvi: pehko
  • Ludian: pehk
  • Veps: pehk
  • Võro: põhk
  • Votic: (Mati, Kõrvõttula) põhku

Further reading

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