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Where does “purda” come from?

purda (Veps) comes from Proto-Finnic purdak, from Proto-Uralic pore- — to bite.

purda (Veps): to bite

Definitions

  1. to bite

Ancestry of “purda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicpurdakto bite
2Proto-Uralicpore-to bite

Words derived from “purda”

  • pureskelda
Every word from Proto-Uralic pore- →