Where does “ковставкс” come from?
ковставкс (Erzya) comes from Erzya ков, from Proto-Mordvinic *kov, from Proto-Uralic kuŋe — the Moon.
ковставкс (Erzya): magazine
Ancestry of “ковставкс”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Erzya | ков | month |
| 2 | Proto-Mordvinic | *kov | — |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | kuŋe | the Moon |