Where does “kuparisorsa” come from?
kuparisorsa (Finnish) comes from Finnish kupari, from Old Swedish koppar.
kuparisorsa (Finnish): ruddy duck, sleepyhead, "Oxyura jamaicensis"
Definitions
- ruddy duck, sleepyhead, "Oxyura jamaicensis"
Ancestry of “kuparisorsa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | kupari | copper |
| 2 | Old Swedish | koppar | — |