Where does “hanhikorppikotka” come from?

hanhikorppikotka (Finnish) comes from Finnish korppikotka, from Finnish Korppi, from Old Swedish korper, from Old Norse korpr — raven.

hanhikorppikotka (Finnish): griffon vulture

Definitions

  1. griffon vulture

Ancestry of “hanhikorppikotka”, step by step

hanhikorppikotka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish korppikotka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkorppikotkaOld World vulture; vulture
2FinnishKorppithe constellation Corvus, the Crow
3Old Swedishkorper—
4Old Norsekorprraven

via Finnish hanhi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhanhigoose
2Proto-Finnichanhigoose
3Proto-Finnicšanši—
Every word from Old Norse korpr →Every word from Old Swedish korper →Every word from Finnish Korppi →