Where does “hauenkoukku” come from?

hauenkoukku (Finnish) comes from Finnish hauki, from Proto-Finnic hauki, from Proto-Finnic šauki, from Proto-Slavic ščaukā.

hauenkoukku (Finnish): pike hook

Definitions

  1. pike hook

Ancestry of “hauenkoukku”, step by step

hauenkoukku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hauki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaukipike British, northern pike
2Proto-Finnichaukipike
3Proto-Finnicšauki—
4Proto-Slavicščaukā—

via Finnish koukku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkoukkuhook; addiction; used in inessive, elative and...
2Proto-Finnickoukkuhook, hook-shaped tool
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