Where does “haulikkohäät” come from?

haulikkohäät (Finnish) comes from Finnish haulikko, from Finnish hauli, from Old Swedish haghl, from Proto-Germanic haglaz, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰlos — pebble, hail.

haulikkohäät (Finnish): shotgun wedding

Definitions

  1. shotgun wedding

Ancestry of “haulikkohäät”, step by step

haulikkohäät traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish haulikko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaulikkoshotgun
2Finnishhaulismall shot
3Old Swedishhaghl—
4Proto-Germanichaglazhail; name of the H-rune
5Proto-Indo-Europeankagʰlospebble, hail

via Finnish häät

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishhäätWedding; As a former part of compound signifies...
2Middle Low Germanhægefeast, banquet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kagʰlos →Every word from Proto-Germanic haglaz →Every word from Old Swedish haghl →