Where does “purastaa” come from?

purastaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish pura, from Proto-Finnic pura, from Proto-Uralic pura- — to drill, to bore.

purastaa (Finnish): to engrave; to make a hole with a tool

Definitions

  1. to engrave; to make a hole with a tool

Ancestry of “purastaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpuraSynonym of purasin; Indicative present...
2Proto-Finnicpuradrill
3Proto-Uralicpura-to drill, to bore
Every word from Proto-Uralic pura- →Every word from Proto-Finnic pura →Every word from Finnish pura →
purastaa — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer