Where does “palgapäev” come from?

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

palgapäev (Estonian): payday

Definitions

  1. payday

Ancestry of “palgapäev”, step by step

palgapäev 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 palk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianpalksalary; log, beam
2Middle Low Germanbalke—
Every word from Proto-Uralic päje →Every word from Proto-Uralic päjwä →Every word from Proto-Finnic päivä →