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
Ancestry of “haulikkohäät”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | haulikko | shotgun |
| 2 | Finnish | hauli | small shot |
| 3 | Old Swedish | haghl | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | haglaz | hail; name of the H-rune |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kagʰlos | pebble, hail |