Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/persek

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 edit

Etymology edit

Evidently based on *perä (rear) and containing the suffix +‎ *-ek, but the origin of the *s-element is unclear.

Noun edit

*persek

  1. arse, buttocks

Inflection edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Estonian: perse
  • Finnish: perse
  • Ingrian: pers
  • Karelian: perse
  • Livonian: pi'erz
  • Livvi: perze
  • Ludian: perze
  • Veps: perze
  • Võro: perseq
  • Votic: perze

References edit

  • perse”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN