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Where does “kuu” come from?

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

kuu (Proto-Finnic): viper

Definitions

  1. viper

Ancestry of “kuu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Uralickuŋethe Moon

Words derived from “kuu”

  • gaboninkyy
  • kyinen
  • kyykäärme
  • pyramidikyy
  • aspiskyy
  • kyy
  • kü
Every word from Proto-Uralic kuŋe →