Where does “harvennushakkuu” come from?

harvennushakkuu (Finnish) comes from Finnish harvennus, from Finnish harventaa, from Finnish harva, from Proto-Finnic harva, from Proto-Finno-Ugric šorwa.

harvennushakkuu (Finnish): thinning

Definitions

  1. thinning

Ancestry of “harvennushakkuu”, step by step

harvennushakkuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish harvennus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishharvennusthinning
2Finnishharventaato thin out; to thin; to rarefy
3Finnishharvainfrequent, sparse; thin; loose
4Proto-Finnicharvasparse
5Proto-Finno-Ugricšorwa—

via Finnish hakkuu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhakkuulogging
2FinnishuuThe name of the Latin-script letter U; hole, nest
3LatinU—
4LatinVve
5Etruscan?u
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric šorwa →Every word from Proto-Finnic harva →Every word from Finnish harva →