Where does “saksanhirvi” come from?

saksanhirvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish Saksa, from Old High German Sahso, from Proto-West Germanic sahsō, from Proto-Germanic sahsô.

saksanhirvi (Finnish): red deer, Cervus elaphus

Definitions

  1. red deer, Cervus elaphus

Ancestry of “saksanhirvi”, step by step

saksanhirvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Saksa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishSaksaGermany; German
2Old High GermanSahsoa Saxon
3Proto-West Germanicsahsōa Saxon
4Proto-Germanicsahsô—

via Finnish hirvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhirvielk, moose; any large deer, such as an elk, moose...
2Proto-Finnichirvielk, moose
3Proto-Finnicširwe—
Every word from Proto-Germanic sahsô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sahsō →Every word from Old High German Sahso →
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