Where does “perjantaipäivä” come from?
perjantaipäivä (Finnish) comes from Finnish perjantai, from Old Swedish frēadagher, from Proto-Germanic *Frījā dag, from Latin dīēs Veneris, from Latin Veneris.
perjantaipäivä (Finnish): a Friday day that is a Friday
Definitions
- a Friday day that is a Friday
Ancestry of “perjantaipäivä”, step by step
perjantaipäivä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish perjantai
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | perjantai | Friday |
| 2 | Old Swedish | frēadagher | Friday |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *Frījā dag | — |
| 4 | Latin | dīēs Veneris | Friday |
| 5 | Latin | Veneris | — |