Where does “idänkäki” come from?

idänkäki (Finnish) comes from Finnish käki, from Japanese 柿, from Old Japanese 柿.

idänkäki (Finnish): Himalayan cuckoo

Definitions

  1. Himalayan cuckoo

Ancestry of “idänkäki”, step by step

idänkäki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish käki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkäkicuckoo
2Japanese柿a persimmon, especially the Japanese persimmon;...
3Old Japanese柿—

via Finnish itä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishitäeast; east, eastern; East, the Orient
2Proto-Finnicitäeast
3Proto-Uralicitä-to appear
Every word from Old Japanese 柿 →Every word from Japanese 柿 →Every word from Finnish käki →