Where does “habuk” come from?

habuk (Ludian) comes from Proto-Finnic habukka, from Proto-Germanic habukaz, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

habuk (Ludian): hawk

Definitions

  1. hawk

Ancestry of “habuk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnichabukkahawk, falcon
2Proto-Germanichabukazhawk
3Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Germanic habukaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic habukka →