Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/purha

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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 earlier *purša, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *fursaz.

Noun

*purha

  1. waterfall, torrent, rapids

Inflection

Descendants

  • Finnish: purha (dialectal)
  • Karelian:
    North Karelian: purha
    South Karelian: burha
  • Livvi: burhu

References

  1. ^ Aikio, Ante: On Germanic-Saami contacts and Saami prehistory SUSA/JSFOu 91 (2006)
  2. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*purha”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto (in Finnish)