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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäiväday; the sun
2Proto-Finnicpäiväsun; day
3Proto-Uralicpäjwä? warmth; ? sun; ? fire
4Proto-Uralicpäje

via Finnish suvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuvisummer; south
2Proto-Finnicsuvisummer; south
3Proto-Uralicsuŋesummer
Every word from Proto-Uralic päjeEvery word from Proto-Uralic päjwäEvery word from Proto-Finnic päivä