Where does “sydäntalvi” come from?

sydäntalvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish talvi, from Proto-Finnic talvi, from Proto-Uralic tälwä — winter.

sydäntalvi (Finnish): midwinter middle of the winter

Definitions

  1. midwinter middle of the winter

Ancestry of “sydäntalvi”, step by step

sydäntalvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish talvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtalviwinter
2Proto-Finnictalviwinter
3Proto-Uralictälwäwinter

via Finnish sydän

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsydänheart; core; wick
2Proto-Finnicsüdänheart
3Proto-Uralicśüdämeheart
Every word from Proto-Uralic tälwä →Every word from Proto-Finnic talvi →Every word from Finnish talvi →