Where does “kü” come from?

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

kü (Veps): viper, adder

Definitions

  1. viper, adder

Ancestry of “kü”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicküüviper
2Proto-Uralickuŋethe Moon

Words derived from “kü”

Every word from Proto-Uralic kuŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic küü →
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