Where does “keväz'ku” come from?

keväz'ku (Veps) comes from Veps ku, from Proto-Finnic kuu, from Proto-Uralic kuŋe — the Moon.

keväz'ku (Veps): March

Definitions

  1. March

Ancestry of “keväz'ku”, step by step

keväz'ku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Veps ku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vepskuif; when; than
2Proto-Finnickuumoon; month; fat, tallow
3Proto-Uralickuŋethe Moon

via Veps keväz'

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vepskeväz'spring
2Proto-Finnickevätspring
3Proto-Uralickeŋäspring
Every word from Proto-Uralic kuŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic kuu →Every word from Veps ku →