Where does “liitohaukka” come from?

liitohaukka (Finnish) comes from Finnish liito, from Finnish liitää, from Proto-Germanic glīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰleydʰ- — to glide.

liitohaukka (Finnish): black-winged kite

Definitions

  1. black-winged kite

Ancestry of “liitohaukka”, step by step

liitohaukka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish liito

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliitoglide
2Finnishliitääto sail; to glide; to soar
3Proto-Germanicglīdanąto glide; slide
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰleydʰ-to glide

via Finnish haukka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaukkahawk; bite
2Proto-Finnichabukkahawk, falcon
3Proto-Germanichabukazhawk
4Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰleydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glīdaną →Every word from Finnish liitää →
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