Where does “sünnipäevalaps” come from?

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

sünnipäevalaps (Estonian): birthday boy or birthday girl

Definitions

  1. birthday boy or birthday girl

Ancestry of “sünnipäevalaps”, step by step

sünnipäevalaps traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian sünnipäev

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniansünnipäevbirthday
2Estonianpäevday
3Proto-Finnicpäiväsun; day
4Proto-Uralicpäjwä? warmth; ? sun; ? fire
5Proto-Uralicpäje—

via Estonian laps

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianlapschild; someone's child
2Proto-Finniclapcichild
3Proto-Uraliclëpćecradle
Every word from Proto-Uralic päje →Every word from Proto-Uralic päjwä →Every word from Proto-Finnic päivä →