Where does “haaksi” come from?
haaksi (Finnish) comes from Finnish haaksirikko, from Finnish rikko, from Finnish rikkoa, from Proto-Finnic rikkodak — to break; to ruin, to mar, to damage.
haaksi (Finnish): boat, ship; shipwreck, wreck; derelict
Definitions
- boat, ship; shipwreck, wreck; derelict
Ancestry of “haaksi”, step by step
haaksi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish haaksirikko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | haaksirikko | shipwreck |
| 2 | Finnish | rikko | breakage; saxifrage |
| 3 | Finnish | rikkoa | to break; to violate, breach; to offend, to... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | rikkodak | to break; to ruin, to mar, to damage |
via Proto-Finnic hakci
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | hakci | boat, ship |