Where does “päiväntasaaja” come from?
päiväntasaaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish tasaaja, from Finnish tasata, from Finnish tasa, from Proto-Finnic tasa, from Proto-Uralic taśa — even.
päiväntasaaja (Finnish): equator
Ancestry of “päiväntasaaja”, step by step
päiväntasaaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tasaaja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tasaaja | equalizer; one who or that which equalizes;... |
| 2 | Finnish | tasata | to divide into equal parts; to level; to equalize |
| 3 | Finnish | tasa | of equal height; of the same level |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | tasa | even |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | taśa | even |
via Finnish päivä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | päivä | day; the sun |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | päivä | sun; day |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | päjwä | ? warmth; ? sun; ? fire |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | päje | — |
Words derived from “päiväntasaaja”