Where does “pimiekuu” come from?

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

pimiekuu (Karelian): November

Definitions

  1. November

Ancestry of “pimiekuu”, step by step

pimiekuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Karelian kuu

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

via Karelian pimie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Karelianpimiedarkness
2Proto-Finnicpimedädark
3Proto-Uralicpiľmedarkness; dark
Every word from Proto-Uralic kuŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic kuu →Every word from Karelian kuu →