Where does “hukari” come from?
hukari (Finnish) comes from Swedish huggare, from Swedish hugga, from Old Swedish hugga, from Old Norse hǫggva, from Proto-Germanic hawwaną, from Proto-Celtic sukkos, from Proto-Indo-European suH-, from Proto-Indo-European sewH- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
hukari (Finnish): cutlass
Definitions
- cutlass
Ancestry of “hukari”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | huggare | cutlass |
| 2 | Swedish | hugga | to slash, to cut, to hew |
| 3 | Old Swedish | hugga | to hew, chop |
| 4 | Old Norse | hǫggva | to hew |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hawwaną | to hew, to chop; to forge |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | sukkos | pig (snout) |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | suH- | pig, hog, swine |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sewH- | to bear; to give birth |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |