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Where does “munkkikorppikotka” come from?

munkkikorppikotka (Finnish) comes from Finnish korppikotka, from Finnish Korppi, from Old Swedish korper, from Old Norse korpr — raven.

munkkikorppikotka (Finnish): An Eurasian black vulture, monk vulture,...

Definitions

  1. An Eurasian black vulture, monk vulture,...

Ancestry of “munkkikorppikotka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkorppikotkaOld World vulture; vulture
2FinnishKorppi—
3Old Swedishkorper—
4Old Norsekorprraven
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