Where does “nokkasaukko” come from?
nokkasaukko (Finnish) comes from Finnish saukko, from Proto-Finnic sagukkoi, from Proto-Finnic sagarva — otter.
Ancestry of “nokkasaukko”, step by step
nokkasaukko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish saukko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | saukko | European otter, "Lutra lutra"; otter; Old World... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | sagukkoi | — |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | sagarva | otter |
via Finnish nokka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nokka | beak, bill, rostrum; beak; front of a car or... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | nokka | beak, bill |