Where does “kongonriikinkukko” come from?
kongonriikinkukko (Finnish) comes from Finnish riikinkukko, from Finnish riikin-, from Greenlandic Riikki, from Estonian riik, from Low German riek, from Old Saxon rīki, from Proto-West Germanic rīkī, from Proto-Germanic rīkijaz — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
kongonriikinkukko (Finnish): Congo peafowl, Afropavo congensis
Definitions
- Congo peafowl, Afropavo congensis
Ancestry of “kongonriikinkukko”, step by step
kongonriikinkukko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish riikinkukko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | riikinkukko | peafowl; peacock |
| 2 | Finnish | riikin- | Swedish |
| 3 | Greenlandic | Riikki | — |
| 4 | Estonian | riik | state, country, polity; government |
| 5 | Low German | riek | rich |
| 6 | Old Saxon | rīki | kingdom, empire |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | rīkī | mighty, powerful; rich; kingdom, realm |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | rīkijaz | kingly, royal, noble; mighty, powerful; rich |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | rīks | king, ruler |
| 10 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |