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

Definitions

  1. hanging

Ancestry of “hirttäjäiset”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhirttääto hang
2Finnishhirsilog, timber; fess
3Proto-Finnichircibeam, log
4Proto-Slavicžьrdьperch, pole, ricker
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic žьrdь →Every word from Proto-Finnic hirci →