Where does “kesäpäivä” come from?

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

kesäpäivä (Finnish): summer day

Definitions

  1. summer day

Ancestry of “kesäpäivä”, step by step

kesäpäivä 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 kesä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkesäsummer; fallow; Abbreviation of kesäkuu
2Proto-Finnickesäsummer; fallow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ós-r—
Every word from Proto-Uralic päje →Every word from Proto-Uralic päjwä →Every word from Proto-Finnic päivä →