Where does “кудкурег” come from?

кудкурег (Udmurt) comes from Udmurt куд, from Proto-Uralic ku — interrogative stem.

кудкурег (Udmurt): snipe, great snipe (Gallinago media)

Definitions

  1. snipe, great snipe (Gallinago media)

Ancestry of “кудкурег”, step by step

кудкурег traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Udmurt куд

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Udmurtкудwho
2Proto-Uralickuinterrogative stem

via Udmurt курег

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Udmurtкурегhen
Every word from Proto-Uralic ku →Every word from Udmurt куд →