Where does “hirsipato” come from?

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

hirsipato (Finnish): log dam

Definitions

  1. log dam

Ancestry of “hirsipato”, step by step

hirsipato traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hirsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhirsilog, timber; fess
2Proto-Finnichircibeam, log
3Proto-Slavicžьrdьperch, pole, ricker
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt

via Finnish pato

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpatodam, dike
2Finnishpäteäto apply, be valid
3Proto-Finnicpätedäk—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic žьrdь →Every word from Proto-Finnic hirci →