Where does “päiväsokeus” come from?

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

päiväsokeus (Finnish): day blindness, day-blindness inability to see well in bright daylight

Definitions

  1. day blindness, day-blindness inability to see well in bright daylight

Ancestry of “päiväsokeus”, step by step

päiväsokeus 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 sokeus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsokeusblindness
2Finnishsokeablind
3Proto-Finnicsokedablind
Every word from Proto-Uralic päje →Every word from Proto-Uralic päjwä →Every word from Proto-Finnic päivä →