Where does “arkipyhä” come from?

arkipyhä (Finnish) comes from Finnish arki, from Proto-Finnic arki, from Proto-Germanic argį̄ — wickedness.

arkipyhä (Finnish): midweek holiday

Definitions

  1. midweek holiday

Ancestry of “arkipyhä”, step by step

arkipyhä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish arki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisharkiordinary, mundane or non-special days in life;...
2Proto-Finnicarkiordinary, mundane day
3Proto-Germanicargį̄wickedness

via Finnish pyhä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpyhäholy, sacred; Sunday, dominical,...
2Proto-Finnicpühäholiday, fast; holy, sacred
3Proto-Finno-Permicpišä—
Every word from Proto-Germanic argį̄ →Every word from Proto-Finnic arki →Every word from Finnish arki →