Where does “kuparikäki” come from?

kuparikäki (Finnish) comes from Finnish käki, from Japanese 柿, from Old Japanese 柿.

kuparikäki (Finnish): diederik cuckoo, Chrysococcyx caprius

Definitions

  1. diederik cuckoo, Chrysococcyx caprius

Ancestry of “kuparikäki”, step by step

kuparikäki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish käki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkäkicuckoo
2Japanese柿a persimmon, especially the Japanese persimmon;...
3Old Japanese柿—

via Finnish kupari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuparicopper
2Old Swedishkoppar—
Every word from Old Japanese 柿 →Every word from Japanese 柿 →Every word from Finnish käki →
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