Where does “hirvi” come from?

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

hirvi (Finnish): elk, moose; any large deer, such as an elk, moose...

Definitions

  1. elk, moose; any large deer, such as an elk, moose...

Ancestry of “hirvi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnichirvielk, moose
2Proto-Finnicširwe—

Words derived from “hirvi”

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