Where does “pampahirvi” come from?

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

Ancestry of “pampahirvi”, step by step

pampahirvi 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 pampa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpampapampa
2Spanishpampapampas
3Quechuapampaflat; plain; land, floor, ground
Every word from Proto-Finnic širwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic hirvi →Every word from Finnish hirvi →
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