Where does “suviyö” come from?

suviyö (Finnish) comes from Finnish yö, from Proto-Finnic öö, from Proto-Finno-Ugric üje.

suviyö (Finnish): summer night

Definitions

  1. summer night

Ancestry of “suviyö”, step by step

suviyö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish yö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishyöperiod of day Previous: iltayö Next: aamuyö;...
2Proto-Finnicöönight
3Proto-Finno-Ugricüje—

via Finnish suvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuvisummer; south
2Proto-Finnicsuvisummer; south
3Proto-Uralicsuŋesummer
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric üje →Every word from Proto-Finnic öö →Every word from Finnish yö →