Where does “arkipäivä” come from?
arkipäivä (Finnish) comes from Finnish päivä, from Proto-Finnic päivä, from Proto-Uralic päjwä, from Proto-Uralic päje.
arkipäivä (Finnish): weekday
Ancestry of “arkipäivä”, step by step
arkipäivä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish päivä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | päivä | day; the sun |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | päivä | sun; day |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | päjwä | ? warmth; ? sun; ? fire |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | päje | — |
via Finnish arki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | arki | ordinary, mundane or non-special days in life;... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | arki | ordinary, mundane day |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | argį̄ | wickedness |
Words derived from “arkipäivä”