Where does “ковкерькс” come from?

ковкерькс (Erzya) comes from Erzya ков, from Proto-Mordvinic *kov, from Proto-Uralic kuŋe — the Moon.

ковкерькс (Erzya): calendar

Definitions

  1. calendar

Ancestry of “ковкерькс”, step by step

ковкерькс traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Erzya ков

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Erzyaковmonth
2Proto-Mordvinic*kovmoon
3Proto-Uralickuŋethe Moon

via Erzya керькс

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Erzyaкерьксbunch, rope
Every word from Proto-Uralic kuŋeEvery word from Proto-Mordvinic *kovEvery word from Erzya ков