Where does “ukuli” come from?

ukuli (Finnish) comes from Swedish uggla, from Swedish ugla, from Old Swedish uggla, from Old Norse ugla, from Proto-Germanic *uwwulǭ — owl.

ukuli (Finnish): owl

Definitions

  1. owl

Ancestry of “ukuli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishugglaowl
2Swedishugla—
3Old Swedishuggla—
4Old Norseuglaowl
5Proto-Germanic*uwwulǭowl
Every word from Proto-Germanic *uwwulǭ →Every word from Old Norse ugla →Every word from Old Swedish uggla →