Where does “poronhoitopiiri” come from?

poronhoitopiiri (Finnish) comes from Finnish poronhoito, 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.

poronhoitopiiri (Finnish): reindeer herding district

Definitions

  1. reindeer herding district

Ancestry of “poronhoitopiiri”, step by step

poronhoitopiiri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish poronhoito

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishporonhoitoreindeer herding
2FinnishporoA semi-domesticated reindeer of the subspecies...
3Proto-Finno-Permicpočaw—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianpáćulivestock, animal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpéḱulivestock
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

via Finnish piiri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpiiriring of people; administrative district, region;...
2Proto-Finnicpiiriline; border; ring, circle
3Proto-Uralicpirecircle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péḱu →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian páću →