Where does “hõlmkuu” come from?
hõlmkuu (Estonian) comes from Estonian küü, from Proto-Finnic küü, from Proto-Uralic kuŋe — the Moon.
hõlmkuu (Estonian): February
Ancestry of “hõlmkuu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Estonian | küü | — |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | küü | viper |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | kuŋe | the Moon |