Where does “haug” come from?
haug (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic hauki, from Proto-Finnic šauki, from Proto-Slavic ščaukā.
haug (Estonian): pike
Ancestry of “haug”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | hauki | pike |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | šauki | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | ščaukā | — |