Where does “hirsipuu” come from?
hirsipuu (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.
hirsipuu (Finnish): gallows; hangman
Ancestry of “hirsipuu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | hirsi | log, timber; fess |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | hirci | beam, log |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | žьrdь | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰerdʰ- | to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt |