Where does “kežäkuu” come from?

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

kežäkuu (Karelian): June

Definitions

  1. June

Ancestry of “kežäkuu”, step by step

kežäkuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Karelian kuu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kareliankuumoon
2Proto-Finnickuumoon; month; fat, tallow
3Proto-Uralickuŋethe Moon

via Veps keza

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vepskezasummer
2Ottoman Turkishكذا—
3Arabicكَذَا—
Every word from Proto-Uralic kuŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic kuu →Every word from Karelian kuu →