Where does “fasaanikukko” come from?

fasaanikukko (Finnish) comes from Finnish fasaani, from Swedish fasan, from German fasān, from Middle High German fasān, from Latin phāsiānus, from Ancient Greek φασιανός, from Ancient Greek Φᾱσῐᾱνός, from Ancient Greek Φᾶσῐς — Phasis.

fasaanikukko (Finnish): pheasant cock

Definitions

  1. pheasant cock

Ancestry of “fasaanikukko”, step by step

fasaanikukko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish fasaani

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishfasaanipheasant
2Swedishfasanpheasant
3Germanfasānpheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
4Middle High Germanfasān
5Latinphāsiānuspheasant (bird)
6Ancient Greekφασιανόςpheasant
7Ancient GreekΦᾱσῐᾱνόςPhasian
8Ancient GreekΦᾶσῐςPhasis

via Finnish kukko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkukkocock, rooster; any of the traditional types of...
2Proto-Finnickukkoirooster
3Proto-Germanickukkazcock, rooster, chicken
4Proto-Indo-Europeangēw-to bend, arch
Every word from Ancient Greek ΦᾶσῐςEvery word from Ancient Greek ΦᾱσῐᾱνόςEvery word from Ancient Greek φασιανός
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