Where does “haukikala” come from?

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

haukikala (Finnish): any fish in the order Esociformes

Definitions

  1. any fish in the order Esociformes

Ancestry of “haukikala”, step by step

haukikala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hauki

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

via Finnish kala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalafish; fishing; seafood
2Proto-Finnickalafish
3Proto-Uralickäläfish
Every word from Proto-Slavic ščaukā →Every word from Proto-Finnic šauki →Every word from Proto-Finnic hauki →
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