Where does “Kuressaare” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Kuressaare”, step by step

Kuressaare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian kurg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankurgcrane; stork
2Proto-Finnickurkicrane
3Proto-Uralickurkecrane

via Estonian saare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniansaare

Words derived from “Kuressaare

Every word from Proto-Uralic kurkeEvery word from Proto-Finnic kurkiEvery word from Estonian kurg