Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/pese-

This Proto-Uralic 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-Uralic

Etymology

Possibly an old loanword from Proto-Indo-European *bʰes- (“to rub”).

Verb

*pese- (Finno-Mordvinic)

1. to wash

   Synonym: *mośke-

Descendants

• Proto-Mordvinic:
  • Erzya: пезэмс (pezems)
  • Moksha: пезомс (pezoms)
• Proto-Samic: *pësëtēk (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Finnic: *pestäk (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

• Entry #1481 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.