Where does “hirvenkaato” come from?
hirvenkaato (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaato, from Finnish kaataa, from Proto-Finnic kaatadak — to overturn; to spill, to pour out.
hirvenkaato (Finnish): elk killing, elk hunting
Ancestry of “hirvenkaato”, step by step
hirvenkaato traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kaato
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kaato | felling; killing; strike |
| 2 | Finnish | kaataa | to knock/tip/turn over, overturn, upset, knock down |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kaatadak | to overturn; to spill, to pour out |
via Finnish hirvi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hirvi | elk, moose; any large deer, such as an elk, moose... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | hirvi | elk, moose |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | širwe | — |
Words derived from “hirvenkaato”