Where does “tyhjänpäiväisesti” come from?

tyhjänpäiväisesti (Finnish) comes from Finnish tyhjänpäiväinen, 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.

tyhjänpäiväisesti (Finnish): trivially, pointlessly, in a way that does not matter or is not worthy

Definitions

  1. trivially, pointlessly, in a way that does not matter or is not worthy

Ancestry of “tyhjänpäiväisesti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyhjänpäiväinentrivial, insignificant
2Finnishtyhjäempty; blank; void
3Proto-Finnictühjäempty
4Proto-Balto-Slavictuskjasempty
5Proto-Indo-Europeantews-to be empty; to drain; to be happy
6Proto-Indo-Europeantu-to swell; bird-cry, shriek
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tews- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tuskjas →
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