Where does “puutarha” come from?

puutarha (Finnish) comes from Swedish trädgård, from Swedish gård, from Old Swedish garþer, from Old Norse garðr, from Proto-Germanic gardaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰórdʰos, from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- — to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt.

puutarha (Finnish): garden

Definitions

  1. garden

Ancestry of “puutarha”, step by step

puutarha traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish trädgård

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishträdgårda garden
2Swedishgårdfarm, estate; yard; courtyard
3Old Swedishgarþerfence, wall; enclosure; courtyard, court
4Old Norsegarðra fence, wall; an enclosed space, yard; a...
5Proto-Germanicgardazenclosure; court, yard; garden
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰórdʰoshedge, fence, enclosure; hedge, enclosure;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt

via Finnish puu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuutree; wood
2Proto-Finnicpuutree
3Proto-Uralicpuwetree, wood

via Finnish tarha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtarhacorral; yard; garden, orchard
2Proto-Finnictarhagarden; enclosure

Words derived from “puutarha”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- →