Where does “pakkaškuu” come from?

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

pakkaškuu (Karelian): January

Definitions

  1. January

Ancestry of “pakkaškuu”, step by step

pakkaškuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Karelian kuu

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

via Karelian pakkane

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