Where does “lumiukko” come from?
lumiukko (Finnish) comes from Karelian lumi, from Proto-Finnic lumi, from Proto-Uralic lome — snow.
lumiukko (Finnish): snowman
Definitions
- snowman
Ancestry of “lumiukko”, step by step
lumiukko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Karelian ukko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karelian | ukko | husband |