Where does “tuiskukuu” come from?

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

tuiskukuu (Karelian): February

Definitions

  1. February

Ancestry of “tuiskukuu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kareliankuumoon
2Proto-Finnickuumoon; month; fat, tallow
3Proto-Uralickuŋethe Moon
Every word from Proto-Uralic kuŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic kuu →Every word from Karelian kuu →