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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/purjeh

This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *purješ, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *buriz (fair wind). Cognate with Proto-Samic *porjës (sail)

Noun

*purjeh

  1. sail

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: puri
  • Finnish: purje
  • Ingrian: purje
  • Karelian: purjeh
  • Livonian: pūŗaz
  • Livvi: purjeh
  • Veps: pureh
  • Votic: purjõ
  • ? Latvian: bura
  • ? Lithuanian: burė

Further reading

  • puri in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
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