Where does “uhoku” come from?
uhoku (Veps) comes from Veps kü, from Proto-Finnic küü, from Proto-Uralic kuŋe — the Moon.
uhoku (Veps): February
Ancestry of “uhoku”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Veps | kü | viper, adder |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | küü | viper |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | kuŋe | the Moon |