Where does “porohirvas” come from?
porohirvas (Finnish) comes from Finnish hirvas, from Proto-Finnic hirvas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śirwas, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥wós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
porohirvas (Finnish): reindeer stag
Definitions
- reindeer stag
Ancestry of “porohirvas”, step by step
porohirvas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish hirvas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hirvas | stag, especially a reindeer |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | hirvas | bull elk, reindeer bull |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | śirwas | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱr̥wós | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |