Where does “kolmepäiväinen” come from?

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

kolmepäiväinen (Finnish): three-day(-long)

Definitions

  1. three-day(-long)

Ancestry of “kolmepäiväinen”, step by step

kolmepäiväinen 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 kolme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkolmethree
2Finnishkolmitri-
3Proto-Uralic*kolme—
Every word from Proto-Uralic päje →Every word from Proto-Uralic päjwä →Every word from Proto-Finnic päivä →
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