Where does “hirsa” come from?

hirsa (Northern Sami) comes from Finnish hirsi, from Proto-Finnic hirci, from Proto-Slavic žьrdь, from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- — to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt.

hirsa (Northern Sami): large log

Definitions

  1. large log

Ancestry of “hirsa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhirsilog, timber; fess
2Proto-Finnichircibeam, log
3Proto-Slavicžьrdьperch, pole, ricker
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic žьrdь →Every word from Proto-Finnic hirci →