Where does “alkuvuosi” come from?

alkuvuosi (Finnish) comes from Finnish vuosi, from Proto-Finnic vooci, from Proto-Finnic oote, from Proto-Uralic ëde — year.

alkuvuosi (Finnish): The early part of a year; The first years of a...

Definitions

  1. The early part of a year; The first years of a...

Ancestry of “alkuvuosi”, step by step

alkuvuosi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vuosi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvuosiyear
2Proto-Finnicvoociyear
3Proto-Finnicoote
4Proto-Uralicëdeyear

via Finnish alku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishalkustart, beginning, inception, incipience; first,...
2Finnishalkaato begin, start, initiate, set in, be initiated, originate, be originated, take its origin
3Proto-Finnicalkadakto begin, to start
4Proto-Uralicalka-beginning
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëdeEvery word from Proto-Finnic ooteEvery word from Proto-Finnic vooci