Where does “pühapäev” come from?

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

pühapäev (Estonian): Sunday

Definitions

  1. Sunday

Ancestry of “pühapäev”, step by step

pühapäev 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 püha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianpühaholy, sacred; holiday
2Proto-Finnicpühäholiday, fast; holy, sacred
3Proto-Finno-Permicpišä—

Words derived from “pühapäev”

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