Where does “joulukuu” come from?
joulukuu (Finnish) comes from Finnish Kuu, from Finnish kuusi, from Proto-Finnic kuuci, from Proto-Uralic kutte — ridge; six.
joulukuu (Finnish): December
Ancestry of “joulukuu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Kuu | — |
| 2 | Finnish | kuusi | six; spruce; Norway spruce, "Picea abies" |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kuuci | six |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | kutte | ridge; six |