Where does “hirvilehmä” come from?
hirvilehmä (Finnish) comes from Finnish hirvi, from Proto-Finnic hirvi, from Proto-Finnic širwe.
hirvilehmä (Finnish): doe
Ancestry of “hirvilehmä”, step by step
hirvilehmä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 | — |
via Finnish lehmä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lehmä | cow; any female ruminant; often with a modifier;... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | lehmä | cow |