Where does “poronvaljaat” come from?

poronvaljaat (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.

poronvaljaat (Finnish): reindeer harness

Definitions

  1. reindeer harness

Ancestry of “poronvaljaat”, step by step

poronvaljaat 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 valjaat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaljaatharness
2Proto-Finnicvaljasharness, bridle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péḱu →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian páću →