Where does “hauenkutu” come from?

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

hauenkutu (Finnish): pike spawning

Definitions

  1. pike spawning

Ancestry of “hauenkutu”, step by step

hauenkutu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hauki

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

via Finnish kutu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkutuspawn
2Proto-Finnickütübrother-in-law
3Proto-Finno-Ugrickiδɜ—
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