Where does “pihapiiri” come from?

pihapiiri (Finnish) comes from Finnish piiri, from Proto-Finnic piiri, from Proto-Uralic pire — circle.

pihapiiri (Finnish): courtyard, court

Definitions

  1. courtyard, court

Ancestry of “pihapiiri”, step by step

pihapiiri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish piiri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpiiriring of people; administrative district, region;...
2Proto-Finnicpiiriline; border; ring, circle
3Proto-Uralicpirecircle

via Finnish piha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpihayard; at sea
2Proto-Finnicpihayard
Every word from Proto-Uralic pire →Every word from Proto-Finnic piiri →Every word from Finnish piiri →