Where does “purrõ” come from?

purrõ (Livonian) comes from Proto-Finnic purdak, from Proto-Uralic pore- — to bite.

purrõ (Livonian): to gnaw, nibble (on)

Definitions

  1. to gnaw, nibble (on)

Ancestry of “purrõ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicpurdakto bite
2Proto-Uralicpore-to bite
Every word from Proto-Uralic pore- →Every word from Proto-Finnic purdak →