Where does “kokopäiväinen” come from?

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

kokopäiväinen (Finnish): all-day

Definitions

  1. all-day

Ancestry of “kokopäiväinen”, step by step

kokopäiväinen 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 koko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkokowhole, entire; all; see all day, all night; heap
2Proto-Finnickokowhole, entire, all
Every word from Proto-Uralic päje →Every word from Proto-Uralic päjwä →Every word from Proto-Finnic päivä →