Where does “kū” come from?

kū (Livonian) comes from Proto-Finnic kuu, from Proto-Uralic kuŋe — the Moon.

kū (Livonian): month; a moon

Definitions

  1. month; a moon

Ancestry of “kū”, step by step

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