Where does “kooljakuu” come from?

kooljakuu (Estonian) comes from Estonian koolja, from Estonian ja, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ja, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.

kooljakuu (Estonian): November; October

Definitions

  1. November; October

Ancestry of “kooljakuu”, step by step

kooljakuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian koolja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankooljaa dead person, dead man
2Estonianjaand
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*ja—
4Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
5Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
6Proto-Germanic-hwe—
7Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

via Estonian küü

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianküümoon
2Proto-Finnicküüviper
3Proto-Uralickuŋethe Moon
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →