Where does “lumiukko” come from?
lumiukko (Finnish) comes from Karelian lumi, from Proto-Finnic lumi, from Proto-Uralic lome — snow.
lumiukko (Finnish): snowman
Ancestry of “lumiukko”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Karelian | lumi | snow |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | lumi | snow |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | lome | snow |