Where does “hopeahääpäivä” come from?

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

hopeahääpäivä (Finnish): A silver anniversary

Definitions

  1. A silver anniversary

Ancestry of “hopeahääpäivä”, step by step

hopeahääpäivä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hääpäivä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishhääpäiväA wedding day; An anniversary of a wedding day
2Finnishpäiväday; the sun
3Proto-Finnicpäiväsun; day
4Proto-Uralicpäjwä? warmth; ? sun; ? fire
5Proto-Uralicpäje—

via Finnish hopea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhopeasilver
2Proto-Finnichopedasilver; soft
3Proto-Germanicsamftijaz—
Every word from Proto-Uralic päje →Every word from Proto-Uralic päjwä →Every word from Proto-Finnic päivä →