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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/pënsas

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This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Finnic

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Etymology

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Possibly borrowed from Proto-Baltic *benźas (compare Latvian biezs (thick, dense)). Cognate with Proto-Samic *peassē (< *pensa).

Noun

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*pënsas[1]

  1. bush, shrub

Inflection

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–), “*pënsas”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)

Further reading

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  • Erkki Itkonen, Ulla-Maija Kulonen, editors (1992–2000), “pensas”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN