Where does “ukkometso” come from?

ukkometso (Finnish) comes from Finnish Ukko, from Finnish ukko, from Proto-Finnic ukko — old man.

ukkometso (Finnish): capercaillie cock

Definitions

  1. capercaillie cock

Ancestry of “ukkometso”, step by step

ukkometso traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Ukko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishUkkosupreme god in Finnish mythology; Ukko's < Ukko,...
2Finnishukkoold man, gaffer; adult male wood grouse or black...
3Proto-Finnicukkoold man

via Finnish metso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmetsowood grouse, capercaillie, "Tetrao urogallus"
2Proto-Finnicmeccoicapercaillie (Tetrao urogallus)
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