Where does “senpäiväinen” come from?

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

senpäiväinen (Finnish): happening that day

Definitions

  1. happening that day

Ancestry of “senpäiväinen”, step by step

senpäiväinen 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 se

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseit; that; he, she
2Proto-Finnicseit
3Proto-Uralicśeit
Every word from Proto-Uralic päje →Every word from Proto-Uralic päjwä →Every word from Proto-Finnic päivä →