Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/perkeleh

This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (whence Latvian pērkons and Lithuanian perkūnas).

Noun

*perkeleh

evil spirit ?

Interjection

*perkeleh

swear word

Inflection

Inflection of *perkeleh

	singular	plural
nominative	*perkeleh	*perkelehet
accusative	*perkelehen	*perkelehet
genitive	*perkelehen	perkelehten perkelehiden
partitive	*perkelehtä	*perkelehidä
inessive	*perkelehessä	*perkelehissä
elative	*perkelehestä	*perkelehistä
illative	*perkelehehen	*perkelehihen
adessive	*perkelehellä	*perkelehillä
ablative	*perkeleheltä	*perkelehiltä
allative	*perkelehelen	*perkelehilen
essive	*perkelehenä	*perkelehinä
translative	*perkeleheksi	*perkelehiksi
instructive	*perkelehen	*perkelehin
comitative	*perkelehenek	*perkelehinek
abessive	*perkelehektä	*perkelehiktä

Related terms

*perku
- Estonian: põrgu

Descendants

Estonian: pergel, pärgel
Finnish: perkele
Ingrian: perkele
Karelian: (Northern) perkeleh, (Southern) pergeleh
Livvi: pergeleh
Votic: perkele
→ Proto-Samic: *pearkëlë