Where does “pakkaiskuu” come from?

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

pakkaiskuu (Karelian): January

Definitions

  1. January

Ancestry of “pakkaiskuu”, step by step

pakkaiskuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Karelian kuu

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

via Karelian pakkani

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Karelianpakkanifrost
2Proto-Finnicpakkainenfrost
Every word from Proto-Uralic kuŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic kuu →Every word from Karelian kuu →