Where does “osapäiväinen” come from?
osapäiväinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish päivä, from Proto-Finnic päivä, from Proto-Uralic päjwä, from Proto-Uralic päje.
osapäiväinen (Finnish): part-time
Ancestry of “osapäiväinen”, step by step
osapäiväinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish päivä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | päivä | day; the sun |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | päivä | sun; day |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | päjwä | ? warmth; ? sun; ? fire |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | päje | — |
via Finnish osa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | osa | part; piece; proportion, section |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | osa | part |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | onća | part, share (of meat?) |
Words derived from “osapäiväinen”