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Where does “pentue” come from?

pentue (Finnish) comes from Finnish pentu, from Finnish peni, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *peni, from Proto-Uralic penä.

pentue (Finnish): litter

Definitions

  1. litter

Ancestry of “pentue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpentucub, puppy; kid
2Finnishpenidog
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*peni—
4Proto-Uralicpenä—
Every word from Proto-Uralic penä →