Where does “harakka” come from?

harakka (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic harakka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śárˀkāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

harakka (Finnish): magpie; Eurasian magpie, common magpie, magpie,...

Definitions

  1. magpie; Eurasian magpie, common magpie, magpie,...

Ancestry of “harakka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicharakkamagpie bird of the genus Pica
2Proto-Balto-Slavicśárˀkāˀmagpie
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “harakka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →