Where does “širti” come from?

širti (Proto-Finnic) comes from Proto-Slavic žьrdь, from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- — to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt.

Ancestry of “širti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicžьrdьperch, pole, ricker
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic žьrdь →