Where does “nimipäivälahja” come from?

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

nimipäivälahja (Finnish): name day gift

Definitions

  1. name day gift

Ancestry of “nimipäivälahja”, step by step

nimipäivälahja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nimipäivä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnimipäiväname day
2Finnishpäiväday; the sun
3Proto-Finnicpäiväsun; day
4Proto-Uralicpäjwä? warmth; ? sun; ? fire
5Proto-Uralicpäje—

via Finnish Lahja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishLahjapresent, gift
2Finnishlahjapresent, gift; talent, gift
3Proto-Finniclahjawedding gift
4Proto-Germanicblahwjǭ—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlok-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic päje →Every word from Proto-Uralic päjwä →Every word from Proto-Finnic päivä →