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
Ancestry of “hirvas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | śirwas | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱr̥wós | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
Words derived from “hirvas”