Where does “naurukyyhky” come from?

naurukyyhky (Finnish) comes from Finnish nauru, from English Nauru, from German Nauru, from Nauruan Naoero.

naurukyyhky (Finnish): Barbary dove

Definitions

  1. Barbary dove

Ancestry of “naurukyyhky”, step by step

naurukyyhky traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nauru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishnauruLaughter, laugh; The Nauru language
2EnglishNauruNauruan, the language of Nauru
3GermanNauru—
4NauruanNaoero—

via Finnish kyyhky

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkyyhkypigeon, dove; pigeon; dove
Every word from Nauruan Naoero →Every word from German Nauru →Every word from English Nauru →