Where does “hellepäivä” come from?

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

hellepäivä (Finnish): hot day, day with a high temperature (helle)

Definitions

  1. hot day, day with a high temperature (helle)

Ancestry of “hellepäivä”, step by step

hellepäivä 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 helle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishhelleA hot place or heat; Hot weather, swelter;...
2FinnishHellevi—
3DanishHelvigborne by a 14th century queen of Denmark
Every word from Proto-Uralic päje →Every word from Proto-Uralic päjwä →Every word from Proto-Finnic päivä →