Where does “täʹlvvmään” come from?

täʹlvvmään (Skolt Sami) comes from Skolt Sami mään, from Proto-Samic mānō, from Proto-Norse mānō, from Proto-Germanic mēnô, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

täʹlvvmään (Skolt Sami): February

Definitions

  1. February

Ancestry of “täʹlvvmään”, step by step

täʹlvvmään traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Skolt Sami mään

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Skolt Samimäänmoon; month
2Proto-Samicmānōmoon; month
3Proto-Norsemānō—
4Proto-Germanicmēnômoon
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

via Skolt Sami täʹlvv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Skolt Samitäʹlvvwinter
2Proto-Samictālvēwinter
3Proto-Uralictälwäwinter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēnô →