Where does “панжиков” come from?

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

панжиков (Erzya): May (fifth month of the year)

Definitions

  1. May (fifth month of the year)

Ancestry of “панжиков”, step by step

панжиков traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Erzya ков

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

via Erzya панжомс

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Erzyaпанжомс—
Every word from Proto-Uralic kuŋe →Every word from Proto-Mordvinic *kov →Every word from Erzya ков →