Where does “haukanikkuna” come from?

haukanikkuna (Finnish) comes from Finnish ikkuna, from Finnish akkuna, from Proto-Finnic *akkuna, from Old East Slavic окъно, from Proto-Slavic okъnò — window.

haukanikkuna (Finnish): a small window under the eaves

Definitions

  1. a small window under the eaves

Ancestry of “haukanikkuna”, step by step

haukanikkuna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ikkuna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishikkunawindow; sash
2FinnishakkunaAlternative form of ikkuna
3Proto-Finnic*akkunawindow
4Old East Slavicокъноwindow
5Proto-Slavicokъnòwindow

via Finnish haukka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaukkahawk; bite
2Proto-Finnichabukkahawk, falcon
3Proto-Germanichabukazhawk
4Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
Every word from Proto-Slavic okъnò →Every word from Old East Slavic окъно →Every word from Proto-Finnic *akkuna →