Where does “eloku” come from?

eloku (Veps) comes from Veps kü, from Proto-Finnic küü, from Proto-Uralic kuŋe — the Moon.

eloku (Veps): August

Definitions

  1. August

Ancestry of “eloku”, step by step

eloku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Veps

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vepsviper, adder
2Proto-Finnicküüviper
3Proto-Uralickuŋethe Moon

via Veps elo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vepselolife
Every word from Proto-Uralic kuŋeEvery word from Proto-Finnic küüEvery word from Veps
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