Where does “purku” come from?

purku (Finnish) comes from Finnish purkaa, from Proto-Finnic purkadak, from Proto-Finno-Permic purka-.

purku (Finnish): demolition; cancellation; clear

Definitions

  1. demolition; cancellation; clear

Ancestry of “purku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpurkaato dismantle, dissemble, take apart, disassemble,...
2Proto-Finnicpurkadakto dismantle, to take apart
3Proto-Finno-Permicpurka-—

Words derived from “purku”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic purka- →Every word from Proto-Finnic purkadak →Every word from Finnish purkaa →
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