Where does “soekuu” come from?

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

soekuu (Estonian): February

Definitions

  1. February

Ancestry of “soekuu”, step by step

soekuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian kuu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankuumoon; month; The name of the Latin-script letter...
2Proto-Finnickuumoon; month; fat, tallow
3Proto-Uralickuŋethe Moon

via Estonian susi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniansusiwolf, grey wolf
2Proto-Finnicsücicoal, charcoal
3Proto-Uralicśüdecoal
Every word from Proto-Uralic kuŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic kuu →Every word from Estonian kuu →