Where does “päivätanssit” come from?

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

päivätanssit (Finnish): daytime dance social event

Definitions

  1. daytime dance social event

Ancestry of “päivätanssit”, step by step

päivätanssit 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 tanssit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtanssitdance social event
Every word from Proto-Uralic päje →Every word from Proto-Uralic päjwä →Every word from Proto-Finnic päivä →