Where does “päivänsappi” come from?

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

päivänsappi (Finnish): Synonym of auringonsappi

Definitions

  1. Synonym of auringonsappi

Ancestry of “päivänsappi”, step by step

päivänsappi 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 säppi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsäppilatch
Every word from Proto-Uralic päje →Every word from Proto-Uralic päjwä →Every word from Proto-Finnic päivä →