Where does “haukiverkko” come from?

haukiverkko (Finnish) comes from Finnish verkko, from Proto-Finnic verkko, from Proto-Germanic werką, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

haukiverkko (Finnish): pike net, fishnet for pikes

Definitions

  1. pike net, fishnet for pikes

Ancestry of “haukiverkko”, step by step

haukiverkko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish verkko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishverkkonet; network; mesh
2Proto-Finnicverkkonet, fishing net
3Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

via Finnish hauki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaukipike British, northern pike
2Proto-Finnichaukipike
3Proto-Finnicšauki—
4Proto-Slavicščaukā—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom →Every word from Proto-Germanic werką →
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