death
→
November
2 realizations
GROUP: Finno-Ugric
Related shifts
| ID | Relation type | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 (ID: 24173) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Complex derivation | |
| language | Finnish | |
| lexeme 1 | marras + kuu | |
| lexeme 2 | marraskuu | |
| meaning 1 | death + month | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | November | |
| reference | Vahros, Ščerbakov 2007 | |
| comment | https://kotus.fi/sana/marraskuu/ | |
| NEW Realization 2 (ID: 51906) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Complex derivation | |
| language | Meänkieli | |
| lexeme 1 | marras + kuu | |
| lexeme 2 | marraskuu | |
| meaning 1 | death + month | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | November | |
| reference | <personally collected data> | |
| comment | https://sanat.oahpa.no/swe/fit/?lookup=november&search= |
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the land 'dies' for winter in November. An alternative explanation ties this name to a belief that around this time, the souls of the dead roamed.