Where does “ruskojalohaukka” come from?
ruskojalohaukka (Finnish) comes from Finnish jalohaukka, from Finnish haukka, from Proto-Finnic habukka, from Proto-Germanic habukaz, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.
ruskojalohaukka (Finnish): brown falcon, "Falco berigora"
Definitions
- brown falcon, "Falco berigora"
Ancestry of “ruskojalohaukka”, step by step
ruskojalohaukka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish jalohaukka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jalohaukka | A bird of prey of the taxonomic family... |
| 2 | Finnish | haukka | hawk; bite |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | habukka | hawk, falcon |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | habukaz | hawk |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |