Where does “päiväunelma” come from?

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

päiväunelma (Finnish): daydream

Definitions

  1. daydream

Ancestry of “päiväunelma”, step by step

päiväunelma 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 Unelma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishUnelmadream a hope or wish; implies desirability
2Finnishunidream; sleep
3Proto-Finnicunisleep; dream
4Proto-Finno-Permicune—
Every word from Proto-Uralic päje →Every word from Proto-Uralic päjwä →Every word from Proto-Finnic päivä →