Where does “kuu” come from?

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

kuu (Finnish): moon, satellite; month; animal fat, fat, tallow,...

Definitions

  1. moon, satellite; month; animal fat, fat, tallow,...

Ancestry of “kuu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickuumoon; month; fat, tallow
2Proto-Uralickuŋethe Moon
Every word from Proto-Uralic kuŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic kuu →