Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/pahna

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

Possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic [Term?] (whence Icelandic fönn).

Noun edit

*pahna

  1. straw bedding (for animals to lie on)
  2. pigsty

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Estonian: pahn
  • Finnish: pahna
  • Ingrian: pahna
  • Karelian: pahna
  • Livvi: pahnu
  • Ludian: pahn
  • Veps: pahn
  • Votic: (Jõgõperä) pahnõ

From *pahta(s):

Further reading edit

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