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
Ancestry of “haukottelu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | haukotella | To yawn |
| 2 | Finnish | haukottaa | Same as haukotuttaa, but less used |
| 3 | Finnish | haukkoa | To take large mouthfuls; almost exclusively used... |
| 4 | Finnish | -öä | Front vowel variant of -oa |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -odak | — |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | -w- | — |