Where does “haarukointi” come from?

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

haarukointi (Finnish): straddling, pinpointing; bracketing

Definitions

  1. straddling, pinpointing; bracketing

Ancestry of “haarukointi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaarukoidato fork; to straddle
2Finnishhaarukkafork; range, bracket; Short for etuhaarukka
3Finnishhaarabranch; fork, bifurcation; offshoot
4Proto-Finnichaarabranch
Every word from Proto-Finnic haara →Every word from Finnish haara →Every word from Finnish haarukka →