Where does “mustakurkku-uikku” come from?
mustakurkku-uikku (Finnish) comes from Finnish kurkku, from Swedish gurka, from Low German Gurk, from Middle Low German augurke, from Polish ogórek, from Greek άγουρος, from Ancient Greek ἄωρος, from Ancient Greek ἀ- — together, one.
mustakurkku-uikku (Finnish): horned grebe, Slavonian grebe, Podiceps auritus
Definitions
- horned grebe, Slavonian grebe, Podiceps auritus
Ancestry of “mustakurkku-uikku”, step by step
mustakurkku-uikku traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kurkku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kurkku | throat; beard; cucumber |
| 2 | Swedish | gurka | a cucumber |
| 3 | Low German | Gurk | cucumber |
| 4 | Middle Low German | augurke | — |
| 5 | Polish | ogórek | cucumber; gherkin |
| 6 | Greek | άγουρος | unripe, green; immature; inexperienced |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἄωρος | untimely, unseasonable; unripe; without youthful... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
via Finnish musta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | musta | black; black horse; Elative singular form of... |
| 2 | Finnish | -ntää | Front vowel variant of -ntaa |
via Finnish uikku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uikku | grebe |