Where does “laukkahevonen” come from?

laukkahevonen (Finnish) comes from Finnish laukka, from Proto-Finnic laukka, from Proto-Germanic laukaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewg- — to bend.

laukkahevonen (Finnish): racehorse

Definitions

  1. racehorse

Ancestry of “laukkahevonen”, step by step

laukkahevonen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laukka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaukkacanter; gallop; onion
2Proto-Finniclaukkaonion
3Proto-Germaniclaukazleek
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewg-to bend

via Finnish hevonen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhevonenhorse, "Equus caballus"; horse; knight
2Proto-Finnichepoinenhorse
3Proto-Finnic-inen-ish, -ic, -like, -y; -en
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laukaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic laukka →