Where does “päivänpaiste” come from?
päivänpaiste (Finnish) comes from Finnish paiste, from Irish páitse, from Old French page, from Late Latin pagius, from Ancient Greek παιδίον, from Ancient Greek παῖς, from Proto-Hellenic pā́wits, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wids — few, little; smallness.
päivänpaiste (Finnish): sunshine
Ancestry of “päivänpaiste”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | paiste | the light and often the heat from some source,... |
| 2 | Irish | páitse | — |
| 3 | Old French | page | page |
| 4 | Late Latin | pagius | servant; Servant |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παιδίον | little child, young child |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | παῖς | child, son, daughter; young person, child, boy,... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | pā́wits | child |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | péh₂wids | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂w- | few, little; smallness |