Where does “hirv” come from?

hirv (Ludian) comes from Proto-Finnic hirvi, from Proto-Finnic širwe.

hirv (Ludian): elk

Definitions

  1. elk

Ancestry of “hirv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnichirvielk, moose
2Proto-Finnicširwe—
Every word from Proto-Finnic širwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic hirvi →