Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/paha

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

Uncertain. Possibly from earlier *paša, or borrowed from Northwest Germanic *bāga-, from Proto-Germanic *bēgaz, whence also Icelandic bágur.

Adjective edit

*paha

  1. bad, evil, unkind

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Estonian: paha
  • Finnish: paha
  • Ingrian: paha
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: paha
    • South Karelian: paha
  • Livonian: pō’mi
  • Livvi: paha
  • Ludian: paha
  • Veps: paha
  • Votic: paha
  • Proto-Samic: *puošē

Further reading edit

  • paha”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012