Where does “sünnipäev” come from?
sünnipäev (Estonian) comes from Estonian päev, from Proto-Finnic päivä, from Proto-Uralic päjwä, from Proto-Uralic päje.
sünnipäev (Estonian): birthday
Ancestry of “sünnipäev”, step by step
sünnipäev traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Estonian päev
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Estonian | päev | day |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | päivä | sun; day |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | päjwä | ? warmth; ? sun; ? fire |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | päje | — |
via Estonian sünd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Estonian | sünd | birth; origin, beginning, genesis |
| 2 | Estonian | sündima | to be born; to arise, to develop, to originate |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | süntüdäk | to be born |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | *sentew- | to be born |
Words derived from “sünnipäev”