Where does “irsi” come from?

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

irsi (Votic): log, beam of wood

Definitions

  1. log, beam of wood

Ancestry of “irsi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnichircibeam, log
2Proto-Slavicžьrdьperch, pole, ricker
3Proto-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 →