Where does “ковставкс” come from?

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

ковставкс (Erzya): magazine

Definitions

  1. magazine

Ancestry of “ковставкс”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Erzyaковmonth
2Proto-Mordvinic*kovmoon
3Proto-Uralickuŋethe Moon
Every word from Proto-Uralic kuŋe →Every word from Proto-Mordvinic *kov →Every word from Erzya ков →