Where does “киштит” come from?

киштит (Mator) comes from Proto-Samoyedic *kïj, from Proto-Uralic kuŋe — the Moon.

киштит (Mator): moon

Definitions

  1. moon

Ancestry of “киштит”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samoyedic*kïjmoon
2Proto-Uralickuŋethe Moon
Every word from Proto-Uralic kuŋeEvery word from Proto-Samoyedic *kïj
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