Where does “höylähirsitalo” come from?

höylähirsitalo (Finnish) comes from Finnish höylähirsi, from Finnish höylä, from Middle Low German hovel, from Proto-Germanic hubilaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱew-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

höylähirsitalo (Finnish): planed timber house, planed log house

Definitions

  1. planed timber house, planed log house

Ancestry of “höylähirsitalo”, step by step

höylähirsitalo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish höylähirsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhöylähirsiplaned timber, planed log
2Finnishhöyläplane
3Middle Low Germanhovel—
4Proto-Germanichubilaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewb-briar, thorn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱew-skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle

via Finnish talo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtalohouse; building; farm, homestead
2Ludiantaloifarm; house
3Proto-Finnictalofarm, farmstead
4Proto-Baltictalˀa-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb- →