Where does “onnenpäivä” come from?

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

onnenpäivä (Finnish): lucky day

Definitions

  1. lucky day

Ancestry of “onnenpäivä”, step by step

onnenpäivä 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 onni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishonnihappiness; luck
2Proto-Finniconniluck
Every word from Proto-Uralic päje →Every word from Proto-Uralic päjwä →Every word from Proto-Finnic päivä →