Where does “munkkikurki” come from?

munkkikurki (Finnish) comes from Finnish kurki, from Proto-Finnic kurki, from Proto-Uralic kurke — crane.

munkkikurki (Finnish): hooded crane, "Grus monacha"

Definitions

  1. hooded crane, "Grus monacha"

Ancestry of “munkkikurki”, step by step

munkkikurki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kurki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkurkicrane, "Grus grus"; Any bird of the family...
2Proto-Finnickurkicrane
3Proto-Uralickurkecrane

via Finnish munkki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmunkkimonk; doughnut/donut; luck, fluke
2Swedishmunkmonk; donut; deep-fried piece of dough
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