Where does “nokkahuilu” come from?

nokkahuilu (Finnish) comes from Finnish nokka, from Proto-Finnic nokka — beak, bill.

nokkahuilu (Finnish): recorder, fipple flute

Definitions

  1. recorder, fipple flute

Ancestry of “nokkahuilu”, step by step

nokkahuilu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nokka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnokkabeak, bill, rostrum; beak; front of a car or...
2Proto-Finnicnokkabeak, bill

via Finnish huilu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuiluflute
2Proto-Germanicsweglōflute

Words derived from “nokkahuilu”

Every word from Proto-Finnic nokka →Every word from Finnish nokka →