Where does “jokapäiväinen” come from?

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

jokapäiväinen (Finnish): everyday, mundane, ordinary

Definitions

  1. everyday, mundane, ordinary

Ancestry of “jokapäiväinen”, step by step

jokapäiväinen 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 joka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjokawho, which, that; every, each

Words derived from “jokapäiväinen”

Every word from Proto-Uralic päje →Every word from Proto-Uralic päjwä →Every word from Proto-Finnic päivä →