Where does “talʹvku” come from?

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

talʹvku (Veps): December

Definitions

  1. December

Ancestry of “talʹvku”, step by step

talʹvku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Veps

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

via Veps talʹv

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