Where does “kurissospatsas” come from?

kurissospatsas (Ingrian) comes from Finnish patsas, from Proto-Finnic paccas, from Proto-Germanic bandstaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

kurissospatsas (Ingrian): gallows

Definitions

  1. gallows

Ancestry of “kurissospatsas”, step by step

kurissospatsas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish patsas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpatsasstatue; column formed by eg. water or clouds
2Proto-Finnicpaccas—
3Proto-Germanicbandstaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

via Ingrian kurissos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriankurissoshanging
2FinnishkuristaaTo strangle, choke, throttle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bandstaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic paccas →