Where does “poutapäivä” come from?

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

poutapäivä (Finnish): rainless day, dry day

Definitions

  1. rainless day, dry day

Ancestry of “poutapäivä”, step by step

poutapäivä 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 pouta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpoutadry weather
2Proto-Finnicpoutadry weather
Every word from Proto-Uralic päje →Every word from Proto-Uralic päjwä →Every word from Proto-Finnic päivä →