Where does “purgõ” come from?

purgõ (Livonian) comes from Proto-Finnic purkadak, from Proto-Finno-Permic purka-.

purgõ (Livonian): to empty (a net) of fish

Definitions

  1. to empty (a net) of fish

Ancestry of “purgõ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicpurkadakto dismantle, to take apart
2Proto-Finno-Permicpurka-
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic purka-Every word from Proto-Finnic purkadak