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Where does “trumpettikurki” come from?

trumpettikurki (Finnish) comes from Finnish trumpetti, from Swedish trumpet, from Old French trompette, from Old French trompe, from Frankish trumpa — trump, trumpet; trumpet.

trumpettikurki (Finnish): whooping crane, "Grus americana"

Definitions

  1. whooping crane, "Grus americana"

Ancestry of “trumpettikurki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtrumpettitrumpet
2Swedishtrumpettrumpet
3Old Frenchtrompettetrumpet
4Old Frenchtrompetrump, trumpet; horn, trump, trumpet
5Frankishtrumpatrump, trumpet; trumpet
Every word from Frankish trumpa →