Where does “riihipiha” come from?

riihipiha (Finnish) comes from Finnish riihi, from Proto-Finnic riihi, from Proto-Finnic riŋeše.

riihipiha (Finnish): a yard with a riihi

Definitions

  1. a yard with a riihi

Ancestry of “riihipiha”, step by step

riihipiha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish riihi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishriihiA traditional Scandinavian and Russian grain...
2Proto-Finnicriihicabin for drying and threshing grain
3Proto-Finnicriŋeše—

via Finnish piha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpihayard; at sea
2Proto-Finnicpihayard
Every word from Proto-Finnic riŋeše →Every word from Proto-Finnic riihi →Every word from Finnish riihi →