Where does “kū” come from?
kū (Livonian) comes from Proto-Finnic kuu, from Proto-Uralic kuŋe — the Moon.
kū (Livonian): month; a moon
Ancestry of “kū”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Finnic | kuu | moon; month; fat, tallow |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | kuŋe | the Moon |