Where does “kurnuliejukana” come from?
kurnuliejukana (Finnish) comes from Finnish liejukana, from Finnish kana, from Japanese 仮名, from Japanese 名, from Middle Chinese 名 — name.
kurnuliejukana (Finnish): Allen's gallinule, Porphyrio alleni
Definitions
- Allen's gallinule, Porphyrio alleni
Ancestry of “kurnuliejukana”, step by step
kurnuliejukana traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish liejukana
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | liejukana | common moorhen, Gallinula chloropus |
| 2 | Finnish | kana | chicken; hen; gallinaceous |
| 3 | Japanese | 仮名 | a category of Japanese syllabary scripts: kana; a... |
| 4 | Japanese | 名 | name; reputation; famous, great, noted |
| 5 | Middle Chinese | 名 | name |
via Finnish kurnu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kurnu | — |