Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/papa-

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

Etymology

Sound-symbolic.

Noun

*papa-

1. dropping (animal excrement)

Descendants

• Estonian: pabul, (dialectal) pabal
• Finnish: papana, (dialectal) papalo, papelo
• Ingrian: pappaala
• Karelian: (Northern) papelo, (Southern) pabelo
• Livvi: pabelo
• Votic: päpäle, (Mati) papalo

Further reading

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