Where does “haukkumasana” come from?

haukkumasana (Finnish) comes from Finnish sana, from Finnish luokka, from Finnish luokki, from Proto-Slavic lǫkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankás, from Proto-Indo-European lenk- — to bend.

haukkumasana (Finnish): pejorative disparaging or derogatory word

Definitions

  1. pejorative disparaging or derogatory word

Ancestry of “haukkumasana”, step by step

haukkumasana traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsanaword; Word, Scripture; lesson
2Finnishluokkaclass; class, social class; grade
3Finnishluokkishaft bow
4Proto-Slaviclǫkъbow
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*lankásbow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlenk-to bend

via Finnish haukkua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaukkuato bark, yip, yelp, bay
2Proto-Finnichaukkudakto bark
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lenk- →