Where does “porovaljakko” come from?

porovaljakko (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.

porovaljakko (Finnish): team of reindeer harnessed in front of a sleigh, etc

Definitions

  1. team of reindeer harnessed in front of a sleigh, etc

Ancestry of “porovaljakko”, step by step

porovaljakko 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 valjakko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaljakkoteam
2Finnishvaljaatharness
3Proto-Finnicvaljasharness, bridle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European péḱuEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian páću