Where does “päiväkerho” come from?
päiväkerho (Finnish) comes from Finnish päivä, from Proto-Finnic päivä, from Proto-Uralic päjwä, from Proto-Uralic päje.
päiväkerho (Finnish): day club
Ancestry of “päiväkerho”, step by step
päiväkerho 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 kerho
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kerho | club |
| 2 | Finnish | keri | Third-person singular indicative past form of... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | keri | ring, circle, hoop |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | kere | circle, ring, hoop, tire |