Where does “teisipäev” come from?

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

teisipäev (Estonian): Tuesday

Definitions

  1. Tuesday

Ancestry of “teisipäev”, step by step

teisipäev 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 teine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianteinesecond; Other, another
2Proto-Finnictoinensecond; other
3Proto-Finnictoothat over there, yonder distal?
4Proto-Uralictothat
Every word from Proto-Uralic päje →Every word from Proto-Uralic päjwä →Every word from Proto-Finnic päivä →