Where does “kevätkuu” come from?

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

kevätkuu (Karelian): March

Definitions

  1. March

Ancestry of “kevätkuu”, step by step

kevätkuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Karelian kuu

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

via Karelian kevät

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kareliankevätspring
Every word from Proto-Uralic kuŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic kuu →Every word from Karelian kuu →