Where does “käkönen” come from?

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

Ancestry of “käkönen”, step by step

käkönen 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 onen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishonen—
Every word from Old Japanese 柿 →Every word from Japanese 柿 →Every word from Finnish käki →