Where does “kanarbikukuu” come from?

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

kanarbikukuu (Estonian): September

Definitions

  1. September

Ancestry of “kanarbikukuu”, step by step

kanarbikukuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian küü

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

via Estonian kanarbik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankanarbikheather
Every word from Proto-Uralic kuŋeEvery word from Proto-Finnic küüEvery word from Estonian küü