Where does “savupirtti” come from?
savupirtti (Finnish) comes from Finnish pirtti, from Old East Slavic пьрть, from Proto-Slavic pьrtь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pirtis, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tis, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
savupirtti (Finnish): A log house without a chimney but with a fireplace, a stone oven or pile of rocks acting as a stove for heating, which would produce smoke that would be removed through a vent; a common house type throughout Finland among the lower classes, in some regions all the way to the 19th century
Definitions
- A log house without a chimney but with a fireplace, a stone oven or pile of rocks acting as a stove for heating, which would produce smoke that would be removed through a vent; a common house type throughout Finland among the lower classes, in some regions all the way to the 19th century
Ancestry of “savupirtti”, step by step
savupirtti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pirtti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pirtti | cabin, cottage especially one with heating, particularly a |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | пьрть | bath-house |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | pьrtь | bathhouse; trail, corridor |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | pirtis | bathhouse |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |