Where does “hirttäjäiset” come from?
hirttäjäiset (Finnish) comes from Finnish hirttää, from Finnish hirsi, from Proto-Finnic hirci, from Proto-Slavic žьrdь, from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- — to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt.
hirttäjäiset (Finnish): hanging
Ancestry of “hirttäjäiset”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hirttää | to hang |
| 2 | Finnish | hirsi | log, timber; fess |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | hirci | beam, log |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | žьrdь | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰerdʰ- | to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt |