Where does “kurkiaura” come from?

kurkiaura (Finnish) comes from Finnish Aura, from Finnish Aurora, from Latin aurōra, from Proto-Italic auzōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwsōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éws-os-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ews- — dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up.

kurkiaura (Finnish): A wedge of cranes

Definitions

  1. A wedge of cranes

Ancestry of “kurkiaura”, step by step

kurkiaura traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Aura

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishAuraplough, plow agricultural tool
2FinnishAuroraAurora
3Latinaurōra
4Proto-Italicauzōsdawn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwsōsdawn; goddess of dawn, bringer of light for which...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éws-os-s
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ews-dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up

via Finnish kurki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkurkicrane, "Grus grus"; Any bird of the family...
2Proto-Finnickurkicrane
3Proto-Uralickurkecrane
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ews-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éws-os-sEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwsōs
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