Where does “Haukipudas” come from?

Haukipudas (Finnish) comes from Finnish hauki, from Proto-Finnic hauki, from Proto-Finnic šauki, from Proto-Slavic ščaukā.

Haukipudas (Finnish): A former municipality in North Ostrobothnia, Finland; now part of Oulu

Definitions

  1. A former municipality in North Ostrobothnia, Finland; now part of Oulu

Ancestry of “Haukipudas”, step by step

Haukipudas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hauki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaukipike British, northern pike
2Proto-Finnichaukipike
3Proto-Finnicšauki—
4Proto-Slavicščaukā—

via Finnish pudas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpudasA fork of a river that rejoins back to the main river; an anabranch

Words derived from “Haukipudas”

Every word from Proto-Slavic ščaukā →Every word from Proto-Finnic šauki →Every word from Proto-Finnic hauki →