Where does “laskiaissunnuntai” come from?
laskiaissunnuntai (Finnish) comes from Finnish sunnuntai, from Old Saxon sunnundag, from Proto-Germanic *Sunnōn dag, from Latin dies Solis, from Latin sōl, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.
laskiaissunnuntai (Finnish): Shrove Sunday
Definitions
- Shrove Sunday
Ancestry of “laskiaissunnuntai”, step by step
laskiaissunnuntai traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sunnuntai
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sunnuntai | Sunday |
| 2 | Old Saxon | sunnundag | Sunday |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *Sunnōn dag | — |
| 4 | Latin | dies Solis | sun's day |
| 5 | Latin | sōl | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sóh₂wl̥ | sun |
via Finnish laskiainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | laskiainen | Shrovetide; Shrove Tuesday |
| 2 | Finnish | -iäinen | Front vowel variant of -iainen |
| 3 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 4 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |