Where does “syntymäpäivä” come from?
syntymäpäivä (Finnish) comes from Ingrian päivä, from Proto-Finnic päivä, from Proto-Uralic päjwä, from Proto-Uralic päje.
syntymäpäivä (Finnish): birthday; birthdate, date of birth
Definitions
- birthday; birthdate, date of birth
Ancestry of “syntymäpäivä”, step by step
syntymäpäivä traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Ingrian päivä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingrian | päivä | A day; An afternoon |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | päivä | sun; day |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | päjwä | ? warmth; ? sun; ? fire |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | päje | — |
via Finnish syntymä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | syntymä | birth |
| 2 | Finnish | -ma | Forms action/result nouns from verbs; The suffix... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -ma | Forms action/result nouns from verbs; Forms the... |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -ma | — |
via Finnish päivä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | päivä | day; the sun |