Where does “ampiaishaukka” come from?

ampiaishaukka (Finnish) comes from Finnish ampiainen, from Finnish -iäinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

ampiaishaukka (Finnish): honey buzzard bird of the genus

Definitions

  1. honey buzzard bird of the genus

Ancestry of “ampiaishaukka”, step by step

ampiaishaukka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ampiainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishampiainenA wasp
2Finnish-iäinenFront vowel variant of -iainen
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish haukka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaukkahawk; bite
2Proto-Finnichabukkahawk, falcon
3Proto-Germanichabukazhawk
4Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →