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
Ancestry of “haukotella”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | haukottaa | Same as haukotuttaa, but less used |
| 2 | Finnish | haukkoa | To take large mouthfuls; almost exclusively used... |
| 3 | Finnish | -öä | Front vowel variant of -oa |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -odak | — |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -w- | — |
Words derived from “haukotella”