Where does “haarapääsky” come from?
haarapääsky (Finnish) comes from Finnish haara, from Proto-Finnic haara.
haarapääsky (Finnish): barn swallow
Ancestry of “haarapääsky”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | haara | branch; fork, bifurcation; offshoot |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | haara | — |