Where does “turkinkyyhky” come from?
turkinkyyhky (Finnish) comes from Finnish Turkki, from Swedish durk, from English dork — A quirky, silly and/or stupid, socially inept...
turkinkyyhky (Finnish): collared dove, "Streptopelia decaocto"
Definitions
- collared dove, "Streptopelia decaocto"
Ancestry of “turkinkyyhky”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | Turkki | Turkish |
| 2 | Swedish | durk | ship's floor |
| 3 | English | dork | A quirky, silly and/or stupid, socially inept... |