Where does “aapiskukko” come from?

aapiskukko (Finnish) comes from Finnish kukko, from Proto-Finnic kukkoi, from Proto-Germanic kukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European gēw- — to bend, arch.

aapiskukko (Finnish): A rooster with a raised pointer stick in one foot...

Definitions

  1. A rooster with a raised pointer stick in one foot...

Ancestry of “aapiskukko”, step by step

aapiskukko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kukko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkukkocock, rooster; any of the traditional types of...
2Proto-Finnickukkoirooster
3Proto-Germanickukkazcock, rooster, chicken
4Proto-Indo-Europeangēw-to bend, arch

via Finnish aapinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaapinenprimer, ABC
2Finnishaapiskirjaprimer, ABC
3Finnishkirjabook; quire
4Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gēw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kukkaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic kukkoi →