Where does “hirviporukka” come from?

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

hirviporukka (Finnish): a group of people who go elk hunting

Definitions

  1. a group of people who go elk hunting

Ancestry of “hirviporukka”, step by step

hirviporukka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hirvi

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

via Finnish porukka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishporukkagang, band, crowd
Every word from Proto-Finnic širwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic hirvi →Every word from Finnish hirvi →