Where does “kulkusirkka” come from?

kulkusirkka (Finnish) comes from Finnish kulku, from Finnish kulkea, from Proto-Finnic kulkedak, from Proto-Uralic kulke- — to go, to walk.

kulkusirkka (Finnish): locust insect

Definitions

  1. locust insect

Ancestry of “kulkusirkka”, step by step

kulkusirkka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kulku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkulkumotion, journey; course, path; strike
2FinnishkulkeaTo go, walk; to travel; To advance, proceed, make...
3Proto-Finnickulkedakto go; to travel
4Proto-Uralickulke-to go, to walk

via Finnish sirkka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsirkkacricket; Synonym of sirkkalehti
2RussianСерге́йSergius
3Ancient GreekΣέργιος—
4LatinSergius—

Words derived from “kulkusirkka”

Every word from Proto-Uralic kulke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kulkedak →Every word from Finnish kulkea →