Where does “nimipäiväsankari” come from?

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

nimipäiväsankari (Finnish): a person whose name day it is

Definitions

  1. a person whose name day it is

Ancestry of “nimipäiväsankari”, step by step

nimipäiväsankari 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 sankari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsankarihero, heroine; great capricorn beetle
2Old Swedishsangaresinger
Every word from Proto-Uralic päje →Every word from Proto-Uralic päjwä →Every word from Proto-Finnic päivä →