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Where does “lepakkohaukka” come from?

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

lepakkohaukka (Finnish): bat hawk

Definitions

  1. bat hawk

Ancestry of “lepakkohaukka”, step by step

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