Where does “kuu-ukko” come from?
kuu-ukko (Finnish) comes from Finnish Kuu, from Finnish kuusi, from Proto-Finnic kuuci, from Proto-Uralic kutte — ridge; six.
kuu-ukko (Finnish): man in the moon
Ancestry of “kuu-ukko”, step by step
kuu-ukko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Kuu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Kuu | The Moon the satellite of the Earth |
| 2 | Finnish | kuusi | six; spruce; Norway spruce, "Picea abies" |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kuuci | six |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | kutte | ridge; six |
via Finnish Ukko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Ukko | supreme god in Finnish mythology; Ukko's < Ukko,... |
| 2 | Finnish | ukko | old man, gaffer; adult male wood grouse or black... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | ukko | old man |