Where does “kurg” come from?

kurg (Veps) comes from Proto-Finnic kurki, from Proto-Uralic kurke — crane.

kurg (Veps): crane

Definitions

  1. crane

Ancestry of “kurg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickurkicrane
2Proto-Uralickurkecrane
Every word from Proto-Uralic kurke →Every word from Proto-Finnic kurki →
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