Where does “päivänvarjo” come from?

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

päivänvarjo (Finnish): parasol, umbrella

Definitions

  1. parasol, umbrella

Ancestry of “päivänvarjo”, step by step

päivänvarjo 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 varjo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarjoshade; shadow; umbrella, as a short form of...
2Proto-Finnicvarjoshadow, shade; protection
3Proto-Germanicwarjǭ—
Every word from Proto-Uralic päje →Every word from Proto-Uralic päjwä →Every word from Proto-Finnic päivä →