Where does “pirtakoukku” come from?

pirtakoukku (Finnish) comes from Finnish pirta, from Old East Slavic бьрдо, from Proto-Slavic bьrdo, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerh₃- — to hit with a sharp instrument.

pirtakoukku (Finnish): reed hook

Definitions

  1. reed hook

Ancestry of “pirtakoukku”, step by step

pirtakoukku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pirta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpirtareed
2Old East Slavicбьрдо—
3Proto-Slavicbьrdoweaving comb, reed; hill, mountain
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerh₃-to hit with a sharp instrument

via Finnish koukku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkoukkuhook; addiction; used in inessive, elative and...
2Proto-Finnickoukkuhook, hook-shaped tool
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerh₃- →Every word from Proto-Slavic bьrdo →Every word from Old East Slavic бьрдо →