Where does “sunnuntainen” come from?

sunnuntainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish sunnuntai, from Old Saxon sunnundag, from Proto-Germanic *Sunnōn dag, from Latin dies Solis, from Latin sōl, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

sunnuntainen (Finnish): having occurred on a Sunday

Definitions

  1. having occurred on a Sunday

Ancestry of “sunnuntainen”, step by step

sunnuntainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sunnuntai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsunnuntaiSunday
2Old SaxonsunnundagSunday
3Proto-Germanic*Sunnōn dag—
4Latindies Solissun's day
5Latinsōl—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

via Finnish inen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishinen—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →Every word from Latin sōl →Every word from Latin dies Solis →