Where does “päivä” come from?

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

päivä (Finnish): day; the sun

Definitions

  1. day; the sun

Ancestry of “päivä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicpäiväsun; day
2Proto-Uralicpäjwä? warmth; ? sun; ? fire
3Proto-Uralicpäje—

Words derived from “päivä”

Every word from Proto-Uralic päje →Every word from Proto-Uralic päjwä →Every word from Proto-Finnic päivä →
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