Where does “korpinmusta” come from?

korpinmusta (Finnish) comes from Finnish Korppi, from Old Swedish korper, from Old Norse korpr — raven.

korpinmusta (Finnish): raven black

Definitions

  1. raven black

Ancestry of “korpinmusta”, step by step

korpinmusta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Korppi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKorppithe constellation Corvus, the Crow
2Old Swedishkorper—
3Old Norsekorprraven

via Finnish musta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmustablack; black horse; Elative singular form of...
2Finnish-ntääFront vowel variant of -ntaa
Every word from Old Norse korpr →Every word from Old Swedish korper →Every word from Finnish Korppi →