Where does “unikeonpäivä” come from?

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

unikeonpäivä (Finnish): National Sleepy Head Day Finnish Seven Sleepers Day

Definitions

  1. National Sleepy Head Day Finnish Seven Sleepers Day

Ancestry of “unikeonpäivä”, step by step

unikeonpäivä 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 unikeko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishunikekoA dormouse; An edible dormouse or fat dormouse,...
2Finnishunidream; sleep
3Proto-Finnicunisleep; dream
4Proto-Finno-Permicune—
Every word from Proto-Uralic päje →Every word from Proto-Uralic päjwä →Every word from Proto-Finnic päivä →