Where does “päivänsankari” come from?

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

päivänsankari (Finnish): A person whose birthday or other anniversary it...

Definitions

  1. A person whose birthday or other anniversary it...

Ancestry of “päivänsankari”, step by step

päivänsankari 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 sankari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsankarihero, heroine; great capricorn beetle
2Old Swedishsangaresinger
Every word from Proto-Uralic päje →Every word from Proto-Uralic päjwä →Every word from Proto-Finnic päivä →