Where does “purra” come from?

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

purra (Finnish): To bite

Definitions

  1. To bite

Ancestry of “purra”, step by step

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

Words derived from “purra”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric -śk- →Every word from Finnish -skella →Every word from Proto-Finnic -skeldak →