Where does “laupäev” come from?

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

laupäev (Estonian): Saturday

Definitions

  1. Saturday

Ancestry of “laupäev”, step by step

laupäev traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian päev

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

via Old Norse laugardagr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorselaugardagrSaturday
2Old Norselaugbath; hot spring; first-person singular past...
3Proto-Germaniclaugōbath, wash; soap, lye
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash

Words derived from “laupäev”

Every word from Proto-Uralic päje →Every word from Proto-Uralic päjwä →Every word from Proto-Finnic päivä →