Where does “kuu” come from?

kuu (Ingrian) comes from Proto-Finnic kuu, from Proto-Uralic kuŋe — the Moon.

kuu (Ingrian): moon; month

Definitions

  1. moon; month

Ancestry of “kuu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickuumoon; month; fat, tallow
2Proto-Uralickuŋethe Moon

Words derived from “kuu”

Every word from Proto-Uralic kuŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic kuu →