Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/puna-

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

Sometimes compared with Proto-Indo-European *(s)penh₁- (compare English spin).

Verb

*puna-

  1. spin

Descendants

  • Proto-Samoyedic: *pən- (see there for further descendants)
  • Ugric:
    • Hungarian: fon
    • Mansi:
      • Northern Mansi: понуӈкве (ponuňkve)
  • Proto-Permic: *pu̇nni (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Mari: *pŭne- (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Mordvinic: *punams
    • Erzya: понамс (ponams)
    • Moksha: понамс (ponams)
  • Proto-Samic: *ponētēk, *pońëtēk (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Finnic: *punodak (see there for further descendants)

Further reading