Where does “hirtto” come from?
hirtto (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.
hirtto (Finnish): hanging
Definitions
- hanging
Ancestry of “hirtto”, step by step
hirtto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish hirttää
| 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 | perch, pole, ricker |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰerdʰ- | to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt |
via Finnish o
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | o | — |