Where does “nimipäivä” come from?

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

nimipäivä (Finnish): name day

Definitions

  1. name day

Ancestry of “nimipäivä”, step by step

nimipäivä 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 nimi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishniminame
2Finnish-iäiset—

Words derived from “nimipäivä”

Every word from Proto-Uralic päje →Every word from Proto-Uralic päjwä →Every word from Proto-Finnic päivä →