Where does “Kyyjärvi” come from?

Kyyjärvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kyy, from Proto-Finnic küü, from Proto-Uralic kuŋe — the Moon.

Ancestry of “Kyyjärvi”, step by step

Kyyjärvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kyy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkyycommon European viper; viper
2Proto-Finnicküüviper
3Proto-Uralickuŋethe Moon

via Finnish järvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjärvilake
2Latin-lanominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative...

Words derived from “Kyyjärvi”

Every word from Proto-Uralic kuŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic küü →Every word from Finnish kyy →
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