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

Etymology

Sound-symbolic.

Noun

*puppu

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

Inflection

Inflection of *puppu

Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
		singular	plural
nominative		*puppu	*pup'ut
accusative		*pup'un	*pup'ut
genitive		*pup'un	*puppudën *puppuidën
partitive		*puppuda	*puppuida
inessive		*pup'ussa *pup'uhna	*pup'uissa *pup'uihna
elative		*pup'usta	*pup'uista
illative		*puppuhën	*puppuihën
adessive		*pup'ulla	*pup'uilla
ablative		*pup'ulta	*pup'uilta
allative		*puppulën *puppulëk	*puppuilën *puppuilëk
essive		*puppuna	*puppuina
translative		*pup'uksi	*pup'uiksi
instructive		*pup'un	*pup'uin
comitative		*puppunëk	*puppuinëk
abessive		*pup'utta	*pup'uitta

Descendants

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

Further reading

• 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