Where does “hirttopuu” come from?

hirttopuu (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.

hirttopuu (Finnish): hanging tree tree on which people are or were hanged

Definitions

  1. hanging tree tree on which people are or were hanged

Ancestry of “hirttopuu”, step by step

hirttopuu 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 puu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuutree; wood
2Proto-Finnicpuutree
3Proto-Uralicpuwetree, wood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic žьrdь →Every word from Proto-Finnic hirci →