Where does “kiitospäivä” come from?

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

kiitospäivä (Finnish): Thanksgiving Day

Definitions

  1. Thanksgiving Day

Ancestry of “kiitospäivä”, step by step

kiitospäivä 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 kiitos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiitosthank you; thank
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*kiit'os—
Every word from Proto-Uralic päje →Every word from Proto-Uralic päjwä →Every word from Proto-Finnic päivä →