Where does “paukku” come from?

paukku (Finnish) comes from Finnish paukkua, from Proto-Finnic paukkudak — to bang (sudden loud noises).

paukku (Finnish): detonation; bang; shot

Definitions

  1. detonation; bang; shot

Ancestry of “paukku”, step by step

paukku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish paukkua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpaukkuato bang; to thunder
2Proto-Finnicpaukkudakto bang (sudden loud noises)

via Ingrian paukkaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianpaukkaato bang

Words derived from “paukku”

Every word from Proto-Finnic paukkudak →Every word from Finnish paukkua →