Where does “ponttihirsi” come from?

ponttihirsi (Finnish) comes from Finnish hirsi, from Proto-Finnic hirci, from Proto-Slavic žьrdь, from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- — to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt.

ponttihirsi (Finnish): a log with a tongue and groove joint

Definitions

  1. a log with a tongue and groove joint

Ancestry of “ponttihirsi”, step by step

ponttihirsi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hirsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhirsilog, timber; fess
2Proto-Finnichircibeam, log
3Proto-Slavicžьrdьperch, pole, ricker
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt

via Finnish pontti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishponttitongue and groove
2Swedishspontslat, tongue part of a board or plank which fits into a groove
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic žьrdь →Every word from Proto-Finnic hirci →