Where does “haukkumakirje” come from?

haukkumakirje (Finnish) comes from Finnish kirje, from Finnish kirja, from Proto-Finnic kirja — decoration, carving, pattern.

haukkumakirje (Finnish): scolding letter, angry letter, hate mail

Definitions

  1. scolding letter, angry letter, hate mail

Ancestry of “haukkumakirje”, step by step

haukkumakirje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kirje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjeletter
2Finnishkirjabook; quire
3Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern

via Finnish haukkua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaukkuato bark, yip, yelp, bay
2Proto-Finnichaukkudakto bark
Every word from Proto-Finnic kirja →