Where does “laiskanpäivä” come from?
laiskanpäivä (Finnish) comes from Finnish päivä, from Proto-Finnic päivä, from Proto-Uralic päjwä, from Proto-Uralic päje.
laiskanpäivä (Finnish): day of being idle or lazy
Definitions
- day of being idle or lazy
Ancestry of “laiskanpäivä”, step by step
laiskanpäivä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish päivä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | päivä | day; the sun |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | päivä | sun; day |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | päjwä | ? warmth; ? sun; ? fire |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | päje | — |
via Finnish läiskä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | läiskä | splotch |