Where does “haukotella” come from?

haukotella (Finnish) comes from Finnish haukottaa, from Finnish haukkoa, from Finnish -öä, from Proto-Finnic -odak, from Proto-Uralic -w-.

haukotella (Finnish): To yawn

Definitions

  1. To yawn

Ancestry of “haukotella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishhaukottaaSame as haukotuttaa, but less used
2FinnishhaukkoaTo take large mouthfuls; almost exclusively used...
3Finnish-öäFront vowel variant of -oa
4Proto-Finnic-odakForms some verbs
5Proto-Uralic-w-—

Words derived from “haukotella”

Every word from Proto-Uralic -w- →Every word from Finnish -öä →Every word from Proto-Finnic -odak →