Where does “päiväkirja” come from?

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

päiväkirja (Finnish): A diary, especially one kept by an individual; A...

Definitions

  1. A diary, especially one kept by an individual; A...

Ancestry of “päiväkirja”, step by step

päiväkirja 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 kirja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjabook; quire
2Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern

Words derived from “päiväkirja”

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