Where does “понпи” come from?

понпи (Komi-Zyrian) comes from Komi-Zyrian пи, from Proto-Permic *pi, from Proto-Uralic pojka — boy; son.

понпи (Komi-Zyrian): puppy

Definitions

  1. puppy

Ancestry of “понпи”, step by step

понпи traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Komi-Zyrian пи

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Komi-Zyrianпиson
2Proto-Permic*pison
3Proto-Uralicpojkaboy; son

via Komi-Zyrian пон

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Komi-Zyrianпонdog
2Proto-Permic*pöndog
Every word from Proto-Uralic pojka →Every word from Proto-Permic *pi →Every word from Komi-Zyrian пи →