Where does “hirttopaikka” come from?

hirttopaikka (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.

hirttopaikka (Finnish): gallows place for (carrying out execution by) hanging

Definitions

  1. gallows place for (carrying out execution by) hanging

Ancestry of “hirttopaikka”, step by step

hirttopaikka 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 paikka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpaikkaplace, location, spot, site; area, region,...
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*paikka—
3Proto-Germanicspaikǭspoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic žьrdь →Every word from Proto-Finnic hirci →