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Ludian
Etymology
According to Oja (2002), either from or related to Proto-Finnic *pëllava(s).
Cognate with Veps pövu. Ingrian pövvy might be a borrowing from either of the two languages.
Noun
pövü
- fur coat
References
- Vilja Oja (2002) “Minkä takia pellava on pellava? [Why is flax called pellava?]”, in Virittäjä, volume 106, number 3, pages 375-384
- Miikul Pahomov (2016) “pövü”, in Учебный словарь литературного людиковского языка, page 36