Where does “turhanpäiväinen” come from?

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

turhanpäiväinen (Finnish): futile, useless, meaningless

Definitions

  1. futile, useless, meaningless

Ancestry of “turhanpäiväinen”, step by step

turhanpäiväinen 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 turha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishturhauseless, unnecessary; futile; pointless

Words derived from “turhanpäiväinen”

Every word from Proto-Uralic päje →Every word from Proto-Uralic päjwä →Every word from Proto-Finnic päivä →