Where does “talvipäivä” come from?

talvipäivä (Finnish) comes from Ingrian päivä, from Proto-Finnic päivä, from Proto-Uralic päjwä, from Proto-Uralic päje.

talvipäivä (Finnish): winter day

Definitions

  1. winter day

Ancestry of “talvipäivä”, step by step

talvipäivä traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian päivä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IngrianpäiväA day; An afternoon
2Proto-Finnicpäiväsun; day
3Proto-Uralicpäjwä? warmth; ? sun; ? fire
4Proto-Uralicpäje—

via Finnish talvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtalviwinter
2Proto-Finnictalviwinter
3Proto-Uralictälwäwinter

via Ingrian talvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriantalviwinter
Every word from Proto-Uralic päje →Every word from Proto-Uralic päjwä →Every word from Proto-Finnic päivä →