Where does “marraskuu” come from?
marraskuu (Finnish) comes from Finnish Kuu, from Finnish kuusi, from Proto-Finnic kuuci, from Proto-Uralic kutte — ridge; six.
marraskuu (Finnish): November
Ancestry of “marraskuu”, step by step
marraskuu 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 marras
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | marras | dead or dying person; soul of a dead person; omen... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | mardas | dead; dying |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *mr̥tás | — |
Words derived from “marraskuu”