Where does “päivänkorento” come from?

päivänkorento (Finnish) comes from Finnish korento, from Proto-Finnic korenta, from Portuguese quarenta, from Old Portuguese quareenta, from Latin quadrāgintā, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwr̥̄ḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European kʷétwr̥dḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwr̥- — and.

päivänkorento (Finnish): mayfly any of the insects in the order

Definitions

  1. mayfly any of the insects in the order

Ancestry of “päivänkorento”, step by step

päivänkorento traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish korento

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorentodragonfly, mayfly; cowlstaff
2Proto-Finnickorentacarrying pole, cowlstaff
3Portuguesequarentaforty
4Old Portuguesequareenta
5Latinquadrāgintāforty; 40
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwr̥̄ḱomt
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷétwr̥dḱomtforty
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwr̥-four, fourfold
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

via Finnish päivä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäiväday; the sun
2Proto-Finnicpäiväsun; day
3Proto-Uralicpäjwä? warmth; ? sun; ? fire
4Proto-Uralicpäje
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóresEvery word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwr̥-