Where does “päiväntasaus” come from?

päiväntasaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish tasaus, from Finnish tasata, from Finnish tasa, from Proto-Finnic tasa, from Proto-Uralic taśa — even.

päiväntasaus (Finnish): equinox

Definitions

  1. equinox

Ancestry of “päiväntasaus”, step by step

päiväntasaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tasaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtasausequalisation; leveling; justified
2Finnishtasatato divide into equal parts; to level; to equalize
3Finnishtasaof equal height; of the same level
4Proto-Finnictasaeven
5Proto-Uralictaśaeven

via Finnish päivä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäiväday; the sun
2Proto-Finnicpäiväsun; day
3Proto-Uralicpäjwä? warmth; ? sun; ? fire
4Proto-Uralicpäje—

Words derived from “päiväntasaus”

Every word from Proto-Uralic taśa →Every word from Proto-Finnic tasa →Every word from Finnish tasa →