Where does “puutarhavattu” come from?
puutarhavattu (Finnish) comes from Finnish puutarha, 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.
Ancestry of “puutarhavattu”, step by step
puutarhavattu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish puutarha
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puutarha | garden |
| 2 | Swedish | trädgård | a garden |
| 3 | Swedish | gård | farm, estate; yard; courtyard |
| 4 | Old Swedish | garþer | fence, wall; enclosure; courtyard, court |
| 5 | Old Norse | garðr | a fence, wall; an enclosed space, yard; a... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gardaz | enclosure; court, yard; garden |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰórdʰos | hedge, fence, enclosure; hedge, enclosure;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰerdʰ- | to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt |