Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/puppu

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

Sound-symbolic.

Noun

edit

*puppu

  1. premasticated food given for children
  2. (childish) porridge

Inflection

edit

Descendants

edit
  • Estonian: pupp
  • Finnish: puppu
  • Livvi: pupoi
  • Võro: pupp
  • Votic: (Rajo) puppu

Further reading

edit
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “puppu”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN