Where does “hyvänpäiväntuttu” come from?

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

hyvänpäiväntuttu (Finnish): an acquaintance that one only really says hello to

Definitions

  1. an acquaintance that one only really says hello to

Ancestry of “hyvänpäiväntuttu”, step by step

hyvänpäiväntuttu traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish päivä

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

via Finnish tuttu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtuttufamiliar, conversant; Synonym of tuttava
2Proto-Inuit*tuktu—
3Proto-Eskimo*tuŋtu—

via Finnish hyvä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhyvägood; desirable, advisable
2Proto-Finnic*hüvä—
Every word from Proto-Uralic päje →Every word from Proto-Uralic päjwä →Every word from Proto-Finnic päivä →