Where does “üü” come from?

üü (Võro) comes from Proto-Finnic öö, from Proto-Finno-Ugric üje.

üü (Võro): night; The name of the Latin-script letter Ü

Definitions

  1. night; The name of the Latin-script letter Ü

Ancestry of “üü”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicöönight
2Proto-Finno-Ugricüje—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric üje →Every word from Proto-Finnic öö →