Where does “juhannuspäivä” come from?

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

juhannuspäivä (Finnish): Midsummer Day in Finland, the Saturday falling in the range between June 20 and 26

Definitions

  1. Midsummer Day in Finland, the Saturday falling in the range between June 20 and 26

Ancestry of “juhannuspäivä”, step by step

juhannuspäivä 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 juhannus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishjuhannusMidsummer Day, Saint John's Day
Every word from Proto-Uralic päje →Every word from Proto-Uralic päjwä →Every word from Proto-Finnic päivä →