Where does “pupuhaukka” come from?

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

pupuhaukka (Finnish): Tengmalm's owl, boreal owl, "Aegolius funereus"

Definitions

  1. Tengmalm's owl, boreal owl, "Aegolius funereus"

Ancestry of “pupuhaukka”, step by step

pupuhaukka 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 pupu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpupubunny, rabbit, hare
2Finnishpuputtaato eat like a rabbit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Germanic habukaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic habukka →