Where does “hirsikehikko” come from?

hirsikehikko (Finnish) comes from Finnish kehikko, from Finnish kehä, from Proto-Finnic kehä, from Proto-Finnic keššä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric keččä.

hirsikehikko (Finnish): timber frame, log frame

Definitions

  1. timber frame, log frame

Ancestry of “hirsikehikko”, step by step

hirsikehikko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kehikko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkehikkoin construction fabric, structure
2Finnishkehäcircle, ring; halo; circle, circumference
3Proto-Finnickehäcircle, ring
4Proto-Finnickeššä—
5Proto-Finno-Ugrickeččä—

via Finnish hirsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhirsilog, timber; fess
2Proto-Finnichircibeam, log
3Proto-Slavicžьrdьperch, pole, ricker
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric keččä →Every word from Proto-Finnic keššä →Every word from Proto-Finnic kehä →