Where does “ligakuu” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ligakuu”, step by step

ligakuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Karelian kuu

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

via Karelian liga

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