Where does “taksvärkkipäivä” come from?
taksvärkkipäivä (Finnish) comes from Finnish päivä, from Proto-Finnic päivä, from Proto-Uralic päjwä, from Proto-Uralic päje.
taksvärkkipäivä (Finnish): day's work
Definitions
- day's work
Ancestry of “taksvärkkipäivä”, step by step
taksvärkkipäivä 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 taksvärkki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | taksvärkki | day's work; A quantity of work contributed to the... |
| 2 | Swedish | dagsverke | day's work |