Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/pestäk

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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finno-Permic *pese-, possibly an old loanword from Proto-Indo-European *bʰes- (to rub).

Noun

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*pestäk (stem *pese-)[1]

  1. to wash
    Synonym: *moskëdak

Inflection

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*pese-”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto[1] (in Finnish)