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

  1. day's work

Ancestry of “taksvärkkipäivä”, step by step

taksvärkkipäivä 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 taksvärkki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaksvärkkiday's work; A quantity of work contributed to the...
2Swedishdagsverkeday's work
Every word from Proto-Uralic päjeEvery word from Proto-Uralic päjwäEvery word from Proto-Finnic päivä