Where does “hirvas” come from?

hirvas (Proto-Finnic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic śirwas, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥wós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

hirvas (Proto-Finnic): bull elk, reindeer bull

Definitions

  1. bull elk, reindeer bull

Ancestry of “hirvas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicśirwas—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥wós—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “hirvas”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →
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