Where does “kapinkorppikotka” come from?
kapinkorppikotka (Finnish) comes from Finnish korppikotka, from Finnish Korppi, from Old Swedish korper, from Old Norse korpr — raven.
kapinkorppikotka (Finnish): Cape vulture, Cape griffon, Gyps coprotheres
Definitions
- Cape vulture, Cape griffon, Gyps coprotheres
Ancestry of “kapinkorppikotka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | korppikotka | Old World vulture; vulture |
| 2 | Finnish | Korppi | the constellation Corvus, the Crow |
| 3 | Old Swedish | korper | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | korpr | raven |