Where does “suvipäivä” come from?
suvipäivä (Finnish) comes from Finnish päivä, from Proto-Finnic päivä, from Proto-Uralic päjwä, from Proto-Uralic päje.
Ancestry of “suvipäivä”, step by step
suvipäivä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish päivä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | päivä | day; the sun |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | päivä | sun; day |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | päjwä | ? warmth; ? sun; ? fire |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | päje | — |
via Finnish suvi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | suvi | summer; south |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | suvi | summer; south |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | suŋe | summer |