Where does “puggõ” come from?

puggõ (Livonian) comes from Proto-Finnic pukedak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric puke- — to climb, creep.

puggõ (Livonian): to crawl, creep, thread oneself into something, somewhere, etc

Definitions

  1. to crawl, creep, thread oneself into something, somewhere, etc

Ancestry of “puggõ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicpukedakto thread
2Proto-Finno-Ugricpuke-to climb, creep
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric puke-Every word from Proto-Finnic pukedak
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