pövü

Ludian

Etymology

According to Oja (2002), either from or related to Proto-Finnic *pëllava(s).

Cognate with Veps pövu. Ingrian pövvy might be a borrowing from either of the two languages.

Noun

pövü

1. fur coat

References

• Vilja Oja (2002) “Minkä takia pellava on pellava? [Why is flax called pellava?]”, in Virittäjä, volume 106, number 3, pages 375-384
• Miikul Pahomov (2016) “pövü”, in Учебный словарь литературного людиковского языка‎^[1], page 36