Where does “käenpiika” come from?
käenpiika (Finnish) comes from Finnish käki, from Japanese 柿, from Old Japanese 柿.
käenpiika (Finnish): wryneck
Ancestry of “käenpiika”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | käki | cuckoo |
| 2 | Japanese | 柿 | a persimmon, especially the Japanese persimmon;... |
| 3 | Old Japanese | 柿 | — |