Where does “hirsisalvos” come from?

hirsisalvos (Finnish) comes from Finnish salvos, from Finnish salvoa, from Finnish -öä, from Proto-Finnic -odak, from Proto-Uralic -w-.

hirsisalvos (Finnish): log joint, timber joint; a connection between logs that uses some kind of notch

Definitions

  1. log joint, timber joint; a connection between logs that uses some kind of notch

Ancestry of “hirsisalvos”, step by step

hirsisalvos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish salvos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsalvosthe result of notching or joining by means of notches, especially of logs in the corners of a loghouse
2FinnishsalvoaTo notch
3Finnish-öäFront vowel variant of -oa
4Proto-Finnic-odakForms some verbs
5Proto-Uralic-w-

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-Uralic -w-Every word from Finnish -öäEvery word from Proto-Finnic -odak