Where does “maikuu” come from?

maikuu (Ingrian) comes from Proto-Indo-European mai-, from Tagalog ma-, from Icelandic landi, from Icelandic land, from Old Norse land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

maikuu (Ingrian): the month of May

Definitions

  1. the month of May

Ancestry of “maikuu”, step by step

maikuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European mai-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmai-to cut
2Tagalogma-Used to form adjectives indicating a quality;...
3Icelandiclandithe people, general population; a fellow...
4Icelandiclandland, earth, ground; country; countryside,...
5Old Norselandland
6Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

via Ingrian kuu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriankuumoon; month
2Proto-Finnickuumoon; month; fat, tallow
3Proto-Uralickuŋethe Moon
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic landąEvery word from Tagalog ma-