Where does “hirttonuora” come from?

hirttonuora (Finnish) comes from Finnish hirtto, 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.

hirttonuora (Finnish): hanging rope

Definitions

  1. hanging rope

Ancestry of “hirttonuora”, step by step

hirttonuora traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hirtto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhirttohanging
2Finnishhirttääto hang
3Finnishhirsilog, timber; fess
4Proto-Finnichircibeam, log
5Proto-Slavicžьrdьperch, pole, ricker
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt

via Finnish nuora

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnuorastring, twine, cord; tightrope
2Old Swedishnor—
3Proto-Germanicnarwazconstricted; narrow
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ner-to wrap; wind; lace; shrink; shrivel; turn, bend,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic žьrdь →Every word from Proto-Finnic hirci →