Where does “pyhäpäivä” come from?

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

pyhäpäivä (Finnish): holiday

Definitions

  1. holiday

Ancestry of “pyhäpäivä”, step by step

pyhäpäivä traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian päivä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IngrianpäiväA day; An afternoon
2Proto-Finnicpäiväsun; day
3Proto-Uralicpäjwä? warmth; ? sun; ? fire
4Proto-Uralicpäje—

via Finnish pyhä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpyhäholy, sacred; Sunday, dominical,...
2Proto-Finnicpühäholiday, fast; holy, sacred
3Proto-Finno-Permicpišä—

via Finnish päivä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäiväday; the sun
Every word from Proto-Uralic päje →Every word from Proto-Uralic päjwä →Every word from Proto-Finnic päivä →