Where does “Kuressaare” come from?

Kuressaare (English) comes from Estonian Kuressaare, from Estonian kurg, from Proto-Finnic kurki, from Proto-Uralic kurke — crane.

Ancestry of “Kuressaare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EstonianKuressaare—
2Estoniankurgcrane; stork
3Proto-Finnickurkicrane
4Proto-Uralickurkecrane
Every word from Proto-Uralic kurke →Every word from Proto-Finnic kurki →Every word from Estonian kurg →