Where does “toukokuu” come from?
toukokuu (Finnish) comes from Finnish Kuu, from Finnish kuusi, from Proto-Finnic kuuci, from Proto-Uralic kutte — ridge; six.
toukokuu (Finnish): May
Ancestry of “toukokuu”, step by step
toukokuu 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 touko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | touko | sowing, planting; especially of grain; growing... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | touko | seedtime |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | towke | spring |
Words derived from “toukokuu”