Where does “hirsi” come from?

hirsi (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic hirci, from Proto-Slavic žьrdь, from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- — to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt.

hirsi (Finnish): log, timber; fess

Definitions

  1. log, timber; fess

Ancestry of “hirsi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnichircibeam, log
2Proto-Slavicžьrdьperch, pole, ricker
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt

Words derived from “hirsi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic žьrdь →Every word from Proto-Finnic hirci →