Where does “keskiyön aurinko” come from?
keskiyön aurinko (Finnish) comes from Finnish keskiyö, from Finnish yö, from Proto-Finnic öö, from Proto-Finno-Ugric üje.
keskiyön aurinko (Finnish): midnight sun
Ancestry of “keskiyön aurinko”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | keskiyö | midnight; Any time around the exact point of... |
| 2 | Finnish | yö | period of day
Previous:
iltayö
Next:
aamuyö;... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | öö | night |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | üje | — |