Where does “pitkäperjantai” come from?
pitkäperjantai (Finnish) comes from Finnish pitkä, from Proto-Finnic pitkä, from Proto-Uralic pide, from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-.
pitkäperjantai (Finnish): Good Friday
Definitions
- Good Friday
Ancestry of “pitkäperjantai”, step by step
pitkäperjantai traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pitkä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pitkä | long; tall; Short for pitkä kiekko |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | pitkä | long; tall |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | pide | tall |
| 4 | Finnish | pitää | to hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | pitädäk | to hold, to grasp; to keep |
| 6 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | pitä- | — |
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 | — |