Where does “hirvestys” come from?

hirvestys (Finnish) comes from Finnish hirvestää, from Finnish hirvi, from Proto-Finnic hirvi, from Proto-Finnic širwe.

hirvestys (Finnish): elk or moose hunting

Definitions

  1. elk or moose hunting

Ancestry of “hirvestys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhirvestääto hunt elk, moose
2Finnishhirvielk, moose; any large deer, such as an elk, moose...
3Proto-Finnichirvielk, moose
4Proto-Finnicširwe—

Words derived from “hirvestys”

Every word from Proto-Finnic širwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic hirvi →Every word from Finnish hirvi →
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