Where does “aiapiire” come from?

aiapiire (Estonian) comes from Estonian piire, from Estonian piirama, from Estonian ma, from Estonian mina, from Proto-Finnic minä, from Uralic *minä.

aiapiire (Estonian): garden fence, fencing, hedge

Definitions

  1. garden fence, fencing, hedge

Ancestry of “aiapiire”, step by step

aiapiire traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian piire

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianpiireborder, boundary
2Estonianpiiramato surround, to enclose
3EstonianmaI; short form of mina
4EstonianminaI
5Proto-FinnicminäI, me
6Uralic*minä

via Estonian aed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianaedgarden
2Proto-Finnicaitafence; garden?
Every word from Uralic *minäEvery word from Proto-Finnic minäEvery word from Estonian mina
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