Where does “poroaitaus” come from?

poroaitaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish poro, from Proto-Finno-Permic počaw, from Proto-Indo-Iranian páću, from Proto-Indo-European péḱu, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

poroaitaus (Finnish): reindeer enclosure

Definitions

  1. reindeer enclosure

Ancestry of “poroaitaus”, step by step

poroaitaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish poro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishporoA semi-domesticated reindeer of the subspecies...
2Proto-Finno-Permicpočaw—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianpáćulivestock, animal
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpéḱulivestock
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

via Finnish aitaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishaitausAn area surrounded by fences; a yard, corral
2Finnishaidatato fence in, fence; to hedge
3Finnishaitafence; wall
4Proto-Finno-Ugric*aita—
5Proto-Uralic*ajtafence
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péḱu →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian páću →
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