Where does “puolikuu” come from?
puolikuu (Finnish) comes from Finnish Kuu, from Finnish kuusi, from Proto-Finnic kuuci, from Proto-Uralic kutte — ridge; six.
puolikuu (Finnish): half-moon; crescent
Ancestry of “puolikuu”, step by step
puolikuu 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 puoli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puoli | half; when followed by a number representing an... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | pooli | half, side; half |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | pälä | half |
Words derived from “puolikuu”