Where does “päev” come from?

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

päev (Estonian): day

Definitions

  1. day

Ancestry of “päev”, step by step

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

Words derived from “päev

Every word from Proto-Uralic päjeEvery word from Proto-Uralic päjwäEvery word from Proto-Finnic päivä