Where does “haarukka” come from?

haarukka (Finnish) comes from Finnish haara, from Proto-Finnic haara — branch.

haarukka (Finnish): fork; range, bracket; Short for etuhaarukka

Definitions

  1. fork; range, bracket; Short for etuhaarukka

Ancestry of “haarukka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaarabranch; fork, bifurcation; offshoot
2Proto-Finnichaarabranch

Words derived from “haarukka

Every word from Proto-Finnic haaraEvery word from Finnish haara