Where does “kuovisirri” come from?
kuovisirri (Finnish) comes from Finnish sirri — sandpiper, stint, knot, dunlin; In plural the...
kuovisirri (Finnish): curlew sandpiper, "Calidris ferruginea"
Definitions
- curlew sandpiper, "Calidris ferruginea"
Ancestry of “kuovisirri”, step by step
kuovisirri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sirri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sirri | sandpiper, stint, knot, dunlin; In plural the... |
via Finnish kuovi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kuovi | curlew; Eurasian curlew |