Where does “hirttosilmukka” come from?

hirttosilmukka (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.

hirttosilmukka (Finnish): noose, hangman's noose

Definitions

  1. noose, hangman's noose

Ancestry of “hirttosilmukka”, step by step

hirttosilmukka 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 silmukka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsilmukkaloop; becket; mesh
2Finnishsilmäeye; mesh, opening in a mesh or net
3Proto-Finnicsilmäeye
4Proto-Uralicśilmäeye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic žьrdь →Every word from Proto-Finnic hirci →
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