English
Kuressaare
Kuressaare comes from Estonian Kuressaare, from kurg ‘crane’, and ultimately from Proto-Finnic *kurki.
- Proto-Finnicprehistoric (reconstructed)*kurkireconstructed
- Estonianmodernkurg‘crane’
- Estonian, derivedmodernsaare
- Estonian, derivedmodernKuressaare
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Finnicprehistoric (reconstructed)*kurkireconstructed
- Estonianmodernkurg‘crane’
- Estonian, derivedmodernsaare
- Estonian, derivedmodernKuressaare
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Proto-Finnic *kurki
Today it means
name A town in Estonia.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Finnic *kurki / Kuressaare