Where does “korppikotka” come from?

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

korppikotka (Finnish): Old World vulture; vulture

Definitions

  1. Old World vulture; vulture

Ancestry of “korppikotka”, step by step

korppikotka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Korppi

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

via Finnish Kotka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKotkaThe constellation Aquila

Words derived from “korppikotka”

Every word from Old Norse korpr →Every word from Old Swedish korper →Every word from Finnish Korppi →
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