Where does “пӧв” come from?

пӧв (Komi-Permyak) comes from Proto-Samoyedic pajmå, from Proto-Samoyedic paľma, from Proto-Turkic baĺmak — shoe, slipper; boot, shoe.

пӧв (Komi-Permyak): half

Definitions

  1. half

Ancestry of “пӧв”, step by step

пӧв traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Samoyedic pajmå

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samoyedicpajmåboot
2Proto-Samoyedicpaľma
3Proto-Turkicbaĺmakshoe, slipper; boot, shoe

via Proto-Permic *pɔ̇l

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Permic*pɔ̇lthumb
2Proto-Uralicpälähalf
Every word from Proto-Turkic baĺmakEvery word from Proto-Samoyedic paľmaEvery word from Proto-Samoyedic pajmå