Where does “nokkahauki” come from?

nokkahauki (Finnish) comes from Finnish hauki, from Proto-Finnic hauki, from Proto-Finnic šauki, from Proto-Slavic ščaukā.

Ancestry of “nokkahauki”, step by step

nokkahauki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hauki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaukipike British, northern pike
2Proto-Finnichaukipike
3Proto-Finnicšauki—
4Proto-Slavicščaukā—

via Finnish nokka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnokkabeak, bill, rostrum; beak; front of a car or...
2Proto-Finnicnokkabeak, bill
Every word from Proto-Slavic ščaukā →Every word from Proto-Finnic šauki →Every word from Proto-Finnic hauki →