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
Ancestry of “hirsi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | hirci | beam, log |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | žьrdь | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰerdʰ- | to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt |
Words derived from “hirsi”