Where does “kuunlasku” come from?

kuunlasku (Finnish) comes from Finnish lasku, from Votic laskõa, from Proto-Finnic laskedak, from Proto-Uralic laćke-.

kuunlasku (Finnish): moonset

Definitions

  1. moonset

Ancestry of “kuunlasku”, step by step

kuunlasku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lasku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaskudescent, an instance of descending, sliding down...
2Voticlaskõato let go, let loose, release
3Proto-Finniclaskedakto drop, to fall; to release; to let, to allow
4Proto-Uraliclaćke-—

via Finnish Kuu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKuuThe Moon the satellite of the Earth
2Finnishkuusisix; spruce; Norway spruce, "Picea abies"
3Proto-Finnickuucisix
4Proto-Uralickutteridge; six
Every word from Proto-Uralic laćke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic laskedak →Every word from Votic laskõa →