Where does “lokakuu” come from?

lokakuu (Finnish) comes from Finnish Kuu, from Finnish kuusi, from Proto-Finnic kuuci, from Proto-Uralic kutte — ridge; six.

lokakuu (Finnish): October

Definitions

  1. October

Ancestry of “lokakuu”, step by step

lokakuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Kuu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKuuThe Moon the satellite of the Earth
2Finnishkuusisix; spruce; Norway spruce, "Picea abies"
3Proto-Finnickuucisix
4Proto-Uralickutteridge; six

via Finnish loka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlokawet mud or dirt; Abbreviation of lokakuu
2Proto-Finniclokaslime

Words derived from “lokakuu

Every word from Proto-Uralic kutteEvery word from Proto-Finnic kuuciEvery word from Finnish kuusi