Where does “pyrstö” come from?

pyrstö (Finnish) comes from Proto-Germanic burstiz, from Proto-Germanic bʰurstís, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥s-tí-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.

pyrstö (Finnish): tail

Definitions

  1. tail

Ancestry of “pyrstö”, step by step

pyrstö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic burstiz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicburstizbristle
2Proto-Germanicbʰurstís—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥s-tí-s—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

via Proto-Germanic burstō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicburstō—

Words derived from “pyrstö”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥s-tí-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic bʰurstís →