Where does “tyhjänpäiten” come from?

tyhjänpäiten (Finnish) comes from Finnish tyhjä, from Proto-Finnic tühjä, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tuskjas, from Proto-Indo-European tews-, from Proto-Indo-European tu- — to swell; bird-cry, shriek.

tyhjänpäiten (Finnish): in vain, for no reason

Definitions

  1. in vain, for no reason

Ancestry of “tyhjänpäiten”, step by step

tyhjänpäiten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tyhjä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyhjäempty; blank; void
2Proto-Finnictühjäempty
3Proto-Balto-Slavictuskjasempty
4Proto-Indo-Europeantews-to be empty; to drain; to be happy
5Proto-Indo-Europeantu-to swell; bird-cry, shriek

via Finnish pää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäähead; end, tip
2Proto-Finnicpäähead
3Proto-Uralicpäŋehead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tews- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tuskjas →