Unknown. Ingrian puuha and Karelian puuha are probably borrowed from Finnish.
puuha
Not a strictly positive or negative term (as e.g. the translation chore would imply), but depends on context. The implication is rather that something takes a lot of work, but it may be rewarding, or not.
| Inflection of puuha (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | puuha | puuhat | |
| genitive | puuhan | puuhien | |
| partitive | puuhaa | puuhia | |
| illative | puuhaan | puuhiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | puuha | puuhat | |
| accusative | nom. | puuha | puuhat |
| gen. | puuhan | ||
| genitive | puuhan | puuhien puuhain rare | |
| partitive | puuhaa | puuhia | |
| inessive | puuhassa | puuhissa | |
| elative | puuhasta | puuhista | |
| illative | puuhaan | puuhiin | |
| adessive | puuhalla | puuhilla | |
| ablative | puuhalta | puuhilta | |
| allative | puuhalle | puuhille | |
| essive | puuhana | puuhina | |
| translative | puuhaksi | puuhiksi | |
| abessive | puuhatta | puuhitta | |
| instructive | — | puuhin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
puuha
| Declension of puuha (type 3/koira, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | puuha | puuhat |
| genitive | puuhan | puuhiin |
| partitive | puuhaa | puuhia |
| illative | puuhaa | puuhii |
| inessive | puuhaas | puuhiis |
| elative | puuhast | puuhist |
| allative | puuhalle | puuhille |
| adessive | puuhaal | puuhiil |
| ablative | puuhalt | puuhilt |
| translative | puuhaks | puuhiks |
| essive | puuhanna, puuhaan | puuhinna, puuhiin |
| exessive1) | puuhant | puuhint |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||