Where does “huhtakoukku” come from?

huhtakoukku (Finnish) comes from Finnish huhta, from Latin -la — nominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative...

huhtakoukku (Finnish): a hook used to turn over ground in a swidden

Definitions

  1. a hook used to turn over ground in a swidden

Ancestry of “huhtakoukku”, step by step

huhtakoukku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish huhta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuhtawoodland cleared for cultivation in...
2Latin-lanominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative...

via Finnish koukku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkoukkuhook; addiction; used in inessive, elative and...
2Proto-Finnickoukkuhook, hook-shaped tool
Every word from Latin -la →Every word from Finnish huhta →