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
- magpie; Eurasian magpie, common magpie, magpie,...
Ancestry of “harakka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | harakka | — |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | śárˀkāˀ | magpie |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
Words derived from “harakka”