Where does “mongolianlokki” come from?

mongolianlokki (Finnish) comes from Finnish mongolia, from Russian Монго́лия.

mongolianlokki (Finnish): relict gull

Definitions

  1. relict gull

Ancestry of “mongolianlokki”, step by step

mongolianlokki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mongolia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishmongoliaThe Mongolian language
2RussianМонго́лия

via Finnish lokki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlokkigull, seagull
Every word from Russian Монго́лияEvery word from Finnish mongolia