Where does “korvakorppikotka” come from?

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

korvakorppikotka (Finnish): lappet-faced vulture, Torgos tracheliotus

Definitions

  1. lappet-faced vulture, Torgos tracheliotus

Ancestry of “korvakorppikotka”, step by step

korvakorppikotka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish korppikotka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkorppikotkaOld World vulture; vulture
2FinnishKorppithe constellation Corvus, the Crow
3Old Swedishkorper—
4Old Norsekorprraven

via Finnish korva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorvaear; edge, border; handle
2Proto-Finnickorvaear; side part; handle
Every word from Old Norse korpr →Every word from Old Swedish korper →Every word from Finnish Korppi →