Where does “habukka” come from?

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

habukka (Proto-Finnic): hawk, falcon

Definitions

  1. hawk, falcon

Ancestry of “habukka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichabukazhawk
2Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “habukka

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap-Every word from Proto-Germanic habukaz