Where does “päivänpolttava” come from?

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

päivänpolttava (Finnish): urgent, pressing, hot, burning

Definitions

  1. urgent, pressing, hot, burning

Ancestry of “päivänpolttava”, step by step

päivänpolttava 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 polttava

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpolttavaburning
Every word from Proto-Uralic päjeEvery word from Proto-Uralic päjwäEvery word from Proto-Finnic päivä