About
An Estonian-American, Indo-Europeanist who is best known for his Hittite Etymological Dictionary.
Before fame
He was born and raised in Tallinn, Estonia.
Trivia
He was a student of French philologist Georges Dumezil.
Family life
His brother Martin Puhvel is also a linguist.
Associated with
He was born in the same country as fellow linguist Jakob Hurt.
