Where does “hiiribaari” come from?
hiiribaari (Finnish) comes from Finnish baari, from Swedish bär, from English Bar, from German bär, from Middle High German bër, from Old High German beri, from Proto-West Germanic baʀi, from Proto-Germanic bazją.
hiiribaari (Finnish): A box containing poisoned bait for killing mice,...
Definitions
- A box containing poisoned bait for killing mice,...
Ancestry of “hiiribaari”, step by step
hiiribaari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish baari
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | baari | bar; cafeteria |
| 2 | Swedish | bär | a berry |
| 3 | English | Bar | A solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length |
| 4 | German | bär | — |
| 5 | Middle High German | bër | bear |
| 6 | Old High German | beri | A berry |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | baʀi | berry |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | bazją | berry |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |