Where does “kolmapäev” come from?

kolmapäev (Estonian) comes from Estonian päev, from Proto-Finnic päivä, from Proto-Uralic päjwä, from Proto-Uralic päje.

kolmapäev (Estonian): Wednesday

Definitions

  1. Wednesday

Ancestry of “kolmapäev”, step by step

kolmapäev traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian päev

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianpäevday
2Proto-Finnicpäiväsun; day
3Proto-Uralicpäjwä? warmth; ? sun; ? fire
4Proto-Uralicpäje—

via Estonian kolmas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankolmasthird
2Proto-Finnickolmancithird
3Proto-Finno-Permickolmamte—
Every word from Proto-Uralic päje →Every word from Proto-Uralic päjwä →Every word from Proto-Finnic päivä →