Where does “кичез̌әә” come from?

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

кичез̌әә (Nganasan): moon

Definitions

  1. moon

Ancestry of “кичез̌әә”, 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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