Where does “tiiralokki” come from?

tiiralokki (Finnish) comes from Finnish lokki — gull, seagull.

tiiralokki (Finnish): Sabine's gull

Definitions

  1. Sabine's gull

Ancestry of “tiiralokki”, step by step

tiiralokki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lokki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlokkigull, seagull

via Finnish tiira

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtiiratern
Every word from Finnish lokki