Where does “haukottelu” come from?

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

haukottelu (Finnish): yawning, yawn

Definitions

  1. yawning, yawn

Ancestry of “haukottelu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishhaukotellaTo yawn
2FinnishhaukottaaSame as haukotuttaa, but less used
3FinnishhaukkoaTo take large mouthfuls; almost exclusively used...
4Finnish-öäFront vowel variant of -oa
5Proto-Finnic-odakForms some verbs
6Proto-Uralic-w-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -w- →Every word from Finnish -öä →Every word from Proto-Finnic -odak →