Where does “heinänkorsi” come from?
heinänkorsi (Finnish) comes from Finnish korsi, from Proto-Finnic korci, from Proto-Baltic karti, from Sanskrit कृति, from Sanskrit कृत, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kr̥tás, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.
heinänkorsi (Finnish): blade of grass or hay
Definitions
- blade of grass or hay
Ancestry of “heinänkorsi”, step by step
heinänkorsi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish korsi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | korsi | culm |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | korci | culm; stem, stalk |
| 3 | Proto-Baltic | karti | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | कृति | the act of doing, making, performing,... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | कृत | done |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kr̥tás | done, made |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷer- | to do; to make; to build |
via Finnish heinä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | heinä | hay; grass; any similar plant, such as sedge |
| 2 | Finnish | kangas | cloth, fabric or textile; material; A soil type:... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kangas | cloth, fabric |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gangaz | pace, step, gait; walk; way, course |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰongʰ-o-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰengʰ- | to walk; to step |