Where does “sookurg” come from?

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

sookurg (Estonian): common crane

Definitions

  1. common crane

Ancestry of “sookurg”, step by step

sookurg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian kurg

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

via Estonian soo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniansooswamp; genitive singular of sugu
2Proto-Finnicsooswamp, marsh, bog
3Proto-Uralictowelake, pond
Every word from Proto-Uralic kurke →Every word from Proto-Finnic kurki →Every word from Estonian kurg →