Where does “haarukkavipu” come from?

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

haarukkavipu (Finnish): wishbone

Definitions

  1. wishbone

Ancestry of “haarukkavipu”, step by step

haarukkavipu 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 vipu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvipulever; a certain kind of trap
2Proto-Finnicvipulever
Every word from Proto-Finnic haara →Every word from Finnish haara →Every word from Finnish haarukka →