Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/pëlu

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

Borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (whence Latvian pelus, Lithuanian pelūs, Old Prussian pelwo), related to Proto-Slavic *pèlva.

Noun edit

*pëlu

  1. (Northern Finnic) chaff
    Synonyms: *akana, *ruumën

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Finnish: (dialectal) pelu, pelut pl
  • Veps: pelu