Where does “pirtanauha” come from?

pirtanauha (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.

pirtanauha (Finnish): rigid-heddle-woven band, rigid-heddle-woven sash

Definitions

  1. rigid-heddle-woven band, rigid-heddle-woven sash

Ancestry of “pirtanauha”, step by step

pirtanauha 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 nauha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnauharibbon, band, string; lace, shoelace; tape
2Proto-Finnicnauharibbon, band
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerh₃- →Every word from Proto-Slavic bьrdo →Every word from Old East Slavic бьрдо →