Where does “tuulihaukka” come from?

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

tuulihaukka (Finnish): common kestrel, "Falco tinnunculus", also...

Definitions

  1. common kestrel, "Falco tinnunculus", also...

Ancestry of “tuulihaukka”, step by step

tuulihaukka 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 Tuuli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishTuuliwind
2FinnishTuulikkiA forest goddess, daughter of Tapio in the Kalevala

Words derived from “tuulihaukka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Germanic habukaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic habukka →