Where does “kesakuu” come from?

kesakuu (Estonian) comes from Karelian kuu, from Proto-Finnic kuu, from Proto-Uralic kuŋe — the Moon.

kesakuu (Estonian): June

Definitions

  1. June

Ancestry of “kesakuu”, step by step

kesakuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Karelian kuu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kareliankuumoon
2Proto-Finnickuumoon; month; fat, tallow
3Proto-Uralickuŋethe Moon

via Karelian kešä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kareliankešäsummer
Every word from Proto-Uralic kuŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic kuu →Every word from Karelian kuu →