Where does “sorkka-aita” come from?

sorkka-aita (Finnish) comes from Finnish aita, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *aita, from Proto-Uralic *ajta — fence.

sorkka-aita (Finnish): a diagonal wooden fence made of split pieces of wood

Definitions

  1. a diagonal wooden fence made of split pieces of wood

Ancestry of “sorkka-aita”, step by step

sorkka-aita traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish aita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaitafence; wall
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*aita—
3Proto-Uralic*ajtafence

via Finnish sorkka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsorkkacloven hoof, cleft hoof, cloven foot; hitch; claw
2Proto-Finnicsorkka—
Every word from Proto-Uralic *ajta →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *aita →Every word from Finnish aita →