Where does “eilispäivä” come from?
eilispäivä (Finnish) comes from Finnish päivä, from Proto-Finnic päivä, from Proto-Uralic päjwä, from Proto-Uralic päje.
eilispäivä (Finnish): yesterday
Definitions
- yesterday
Ancestry of “eilispäivä”, step by step
eilispäivä 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 eilinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | eilinen | yesterday('s) |