Where does “hirvisika” come from?
hirvisika (Finnish) comes from Finnish hirvi, from Proto-Finnic hirvi, from Proto-Finnic širwe.
hirvisika (Finnish): babyroussa
Ancestry of “hirvisika”, step by step
hirvisika 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 Sika
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Sika | Pig the twelfth animal in the 12-year cycle in Chinese zodiac |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | cika | pig |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | tigā | she-goat |