Where does “pääsiäismaanantai” come from?
pääsiäismaanantai (Finnish) comes from Finnish maanantai, from Old Swedish mānadagher, from Old Norse mánadagr, from Proto-Germanic *mānini dag, from Latin dies Lūnae, from Ancient Greek σελήνη, from Ancient Greek Σέλας — light, brightness, the bright flame or blaze of fire.
pääsiäismaanantai (Finnish): Easter Monday
Definitions
- Easter Monday
Ancestry of “pääsiäismaanantai”, step by step
pääsiäismaanantai traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish maanantai
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | maanantai | Monday |
| 2 | Old Swedish | mānadagher | Monday |
| 3 | Old Norse | mánadagr | Monday |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *mānini dag | — |
| 5 | Latin | dies Lūnae | Monday |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σελήνη | moon; month; a moon-shaped cake |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Σέλας | light, brightness, the bright flame or blaze of fire |
via Finnish pääsiäinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pääsiäinen | Easter |
| 2 | Finnish | päästä | to get to, reach, arrive at/in; to get to go, be... |
| 3 | Finnish | pää | head; end, tip |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | pää | head |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | päŋe | head |