Where does “polaaripäivä” come from?
polaaripäivä (Finnish) comes from Finnish päivä, from Proto-Finnic päivä, from Proto-Uralic päjwä, from Proto-Uralic päje.
polaaripäivä (Finnish): polar day, midnight sun
Definitions
- polar day, midnight sun
Ancestry of “polaaripäivä”, step by step
polaaripäivä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish päivä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | päivä | day; the sun |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | päivä | sun; day |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | päjwä | ? warmth; ? sun; ? fire |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | päje | — |
via Finnish polaarinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | polaarinen | polar |
| 2 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 3 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |