Where does “käkilintu” come from?

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

käkilintu (Finnish): a bird in the order Cuculiformes

Definitions

  1. a bird in the order Cuculiformes

Ancestry of “käkilintu”, step by step

käkilintu 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 lintu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlintubird; poultry
2Proto-Finniclintubird
3Proto-Uralicluntabird; goose
Every word from Old Japanese 柿 →Every word from Japanese 柿 →Every word from Finnish käki →