Where does “pūtõks” come from?

pūtõks (Livonian) comes from Livonian pūtõ, from Proto-Finnic puuttudak — to catch (onto), snag, get caught in/on.

pūtõks (Livonian): lack, deficiency

Definitions

  1. lack, deficiency

Ancestry of “pūtõks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Livonianpūtõto touch
2Proto-Finnicpuuttudakto catch (onto), snag, get caught in/on
Every word from Proto-Finnic puuttudak →Every word from Livonian pūtõ →
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