Where does “muuttohaukka” come from?

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

muuttohaukka (Finnish): peregrine falcon

Definitions

  1. peregrine falcon

Ancestry of “muuttohaukka”, step by step

muuttohaukka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish haukka

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

via Finnish muutto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmuuttomove, relocation; migration
2Finnishmuuttaato modify, change, alter; to transform,...
3Finnish-elläFront vowel variant of -ella
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