Where does “talviyö” come from?

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

talviyö (Finnish): winter night

Definitions

  1. winter night

Ancestry of “talviyö”, step by step

talviyö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish talvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtalviwinter
2Proto-Finnictalviwinter
3Proto-Uralictälwäwinter

via Finnish yö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishyöperiod of day Previous: iltayö Next: aamuyö;...
2Proto-Finnicöönight
3Proto-Finno-Ugricüje—
Every word from Proto-Uralic tälwä →Every word from Proto-Finnic talvi →Every word from Finnish talvi →