Where does “haug” come from?

haug (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic hauki, from Proto-Finnic šauki, from Proto-Slavic ščaukā.

haug (Estonian): pike

Definitions

  1. pike

Ancestry of “haug”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnichaukipike
2Proto-Finnicšauki—
3Proto-Slavicščaukā—
Every word from Proto-Slavic ščaukā →Every word from Proto-Finnic šauki →Every word from Proto-Finnic hauki →