Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/peni

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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

From Proto-Finno-Permic *penä +‎ *-i. Cognates include Proto-Samic *peanëk.

Noun

*peni[1]

  1. dog
    Synonym: *koira

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Estonian: peni
  • Finnish: peni
  • Livonian:
  • Võro: pini
  • Votic: (Jõgõperä) peni

References

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*peni”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto (in Finnish)