Where does “sunnuntaipäivä” come from?
sunnuntaipäivä (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.
sunnuntaipäivä (Finnish): a Sunday day that is a Sunday
Definitions
- a Sunday day that is a Sunday
Ancestry of “sunnuntaipäivä”, step by step
sunnuntaipäivä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sunnuntai
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sunnuntai | Sunday |
| 2 | Old Saxon | sunnundag | Sunday |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *Sunnōn dag | — |
| 4 | Latin | dies Solis | sun's day |
| 5 | Latin | sōl | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sóh₂wl̥ | sun |