Where does “päiväkoti” come from?

päiväkoti (Finnish) comes from Swedish daghem, from Swedish hem, from Swedish tenta, from Swedish tentamen, from Latin tentamen, from Latin -men, from Proto-Italic *-mn̥.

päiväkoti (Finnish): day care center; kindergarten

Definitions

  1. day care center; kindergarten

Ancestry of “päiväkoti”, step by step

päiväkoti traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish daghem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdaghema day care center
2Swedishhemhome; to one's home; a home; one's dwelling...
3Swedishtentaexam, examination; to take an exam
4Swedishtentamenan examination
5Latintentamenan attempt; a literary attempt: an essay
6Latin-menforms neuter nouns of the third declension
7Proto-Italic*-mn̥

via Finnish koti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkotihome
2Proto-Finnickoteihome
3Proto-Finnickotatent, hut
4Proto-Finno-Ugrickotatent, hut, house
5Proto-Uralickotahut, tent, tepee

via Finnish päivä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäiväday; the sun
2Proto-Finnicpäiväsun; day
3Proto-Uralicpäjwä? warmth; ? sun; ? fire
4Proto-Uralicpäje

Words derived from “päiväkoti

Every word from Proto-Italic *-mn̥Every word from Latin -menEvery word from Latin tentamen