Where does “vihmakuu” come from?

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

vihmakuu (Karelian): October

Definitions

  1. October

Ancestry of “vihmakuu”, step by step

vihmakuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Karelian kuu

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

via Karelian vihma

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