Where does “tähkähirssi” come from?
tähkähirssi (Finnish) comes from Finnish hirssi, from Swedish hirs, from German Hirse, from Middle High German hirse, from Old High German hirso, from Proto-Germanic hirsijô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- — army.
tähkähirssi (Finnish): foxtail millet
Definitions
- foxtail millet
Ancestry of “tähkähirssi”, step by step
tähkähirssi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish hirssi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hirssi | millet; panicgrass; proso millet, common millet,... |
| 2 | Swedish | hirs | — |
| 3 | German | Hirse | millet |
| 4 | Middle High German | hirse | — |
| 5 | Old High German | hirso | millet |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hirsijô | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |