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Where does “jalohaukka” come from?

jalohaukka (Finnish) comes from Finnish haukka, from Proto-Finnic habukka, from Proto-Germanic habukaz, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

jalohaukka (Finnish): A bird of prey of the taxonomic family...

Definitions

  1. A bird of prey of the taxonomic family...

Ancestry of “jalohaukka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaukkahawk; bite
2Proto-Finnichabukkahawk, falcon
3Proto-Germanichabukazhawk
4Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “jalohaukka”

  • ruskojalohaukka
  • aitojalohaukka
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