Where does “poolkuu” come from?

poolkuu (Estonian) comes from Estonian pool, from Old Frisian spōle, from Old Dutch spōla, from Proto-Germanic spōlǭ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pel- — to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...

poolkuu (Estonian): half-moon

Definitions

  1. half-moon

Ancestry of “poolkuu”, step by step

poolkuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian pool

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianpoolhalf; side; at, to, towards
2Old Frisianspōle—
3Old Dutchspōla—
4Proto-Germanicspōlǭspool; reel
5Proto-Indo-European(s)pel-to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...

via Estonian küü

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianküümoon
2Proto-Finnicküüviper
3Proto-Uralickuŋethe Moon
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spōlǭ →Every word from Old Dutch spōla →
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