Where does “pureva” come from?

pureva (Finnish) comes from Finnish purra, from Finnish -skella, from Proto-Finnic -skeldak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric -śk-.

pureva (Finnish): biting; bitter, acerb, acerbic, sarcastic;...

Definitions

  1. biting; bitter, acerb, acerbic, sarcastic;...

Ancestry of “pureva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpurraTo bite
2Finnish-skellaForms frequentative verbs, chiefly from...
3Proto-Finnic-skeldakForms frequentative verbs
4Proto-Finno-Ugric-śk-

Words derived from “pureva

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric -śk-Every word from Finnish -skellaEvery word from Finnish purra
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