Where does “hõlmkuu” come from?

hõlmkuu (Estonian) comes from Estonian küü, from Proto-Finnic küü, from Proto-Uralic kuŋe — the Moon.

hõlmkuu (Estonian): February

Definitions

  1. February

Ancestry of “hõlmkuu”, step by step

hõlmkuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian küü

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianküümoon
2Proto-Finnicküüviper
3Proto-Uralickuŋethe Moon

via Estonian hõlm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianhõlmhem
Every word from Proto-Uralic kuŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic küü →Every word from Estonian küü →