Where does “laahauskauha” come from?

laahauskauha (Finnish) comes from Finnish kauha, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kauha, from Proto-Balto-Slavic káuˀ-, from Proto-Indo-European kowh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European kewh₂- — to hit, to strike; to forge.

laahauskauha (Finnish): drag shovel, dragline bucket

Definitions

  1. drag shovel, dragline bucket

Ancestry of “laahauskauha”, step by step

laahauskauha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kauha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkauhaladle, dipper; scoop; bucket, scoop
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*kauha—
3Proto-Balto-Slavickáuˀ-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankowh₂-to beat
5Proto-Indo-Europeankewh₂-to hit, to strike; to forge

via Finnish laahaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaahausdragging, hauling
2Finnish-usForms nouns from verbs, describing an action or...
3Proto-Finnic-usForms some nouns from nominal stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kowh₂- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic káuˀ- →