Where does “vastlakuu” come from?

vastlakuu (Estonian) comes from Estonian vastlad, from Middle Low German vastelavent, from Middle Low German âvent, from Old Saxon āvand, from Proto-West Germanic ābanþ, from Proto-Germanic ēbanþs, from Proto-Indo-European h₁epi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eps.

vastlakuu (Estonian): February

Definitions

  1. February

Ancestry of “vastlakuu”, step by step

vastlakuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian vastlad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EstonianvastladFastelavn, Shrove Tuesday
2Middle Low Germanvastelavent—
3Middle Low Germanâventevening
4Old Saxonāvandevening
5Proto-West Germanicābanþevening
6Proto-Germanicēbanþsevening
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁epion, at, near
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eps—

via Estonian küü

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianküümoon
2Proto-Finnicküüviper
3Proto-Uralickuŋethe Moon
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eps →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁epi →Every word from Proto-Germanic ēbanþs →