Where does “haarukkalasta” come from?

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

haarukkalasta (Finnish): fork spatula

Definitions

  1. fork spatula

Ancestry of “haarukkalasta”, step by step

haarukkalasta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish haarukka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaarukkafork; range, bracket; Short for etuhaarukka
2Finnishhaarabranch; fork, bifurcation; offshoot
3Proto-Finnichaarabranch

via Finnish lasta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlastasplint; spatula, scraper; Synonym of paistinlasta
2Proto-Finniclastashake, splint, slat
Every word from Proto-Finnic haara →Every word from Finnish haara →Every word from Finnish haarukka →