Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/paksu

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 from Proto-Indo-Iranian, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰénǵʰus, but there are not that many parallels for a development into a form with *ks. Cognate with Ancient Greek παχύς (pakhús, thick, large).

Adjective edit

*paksu

  1. thick

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Estonian: paks
  • Finnish: paksu
  • Ingrian: paksu
  • Karelian: paksu
  • Livvi: puaksu
  • Ludian: puaks
  • Veps: paks
  • Võro: paks
  • Votic: paksu, (Kattila) pahsu

Further reading edit

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