Where does “elonpäivä” come from?

elonpäivä (Finnish) comes from Finnish päivä, from Proto-Finnic päivä, from Proto-Uralic päjwä, from Proto-Uralic päje.

elonpäivä (Finnish): a day or life

Definitions

  1. a day or life

Ancestry of “elonpäivä”, step by step

elonpäivä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish päivä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäiväday; the sun
2Proto-Finnicpäiväsun; day
3Proto-Uralicpäjwä? warmth; ? sun; ? fire
4Proto-Uralicpäje—

via Finnish Elo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishElolife, living
2Proto-Samicealōreindeer herd
Every word from Proto-Uralic päje →Every word from Proto-Uralic päjwä →Every word from Proto-Finnic päivä →