Where does “unipäiväkirja” come from?

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

unipäiväkirja (Finnish): dream journal

Definitions

  1. dream journal

Ancestry of “unipäiväkirja”, step by step

unipäiväkirja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish päiväkirja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpäiväkirjaA diary, especially one kept by an individual; A...
2Finnishpäiväday; the sun
3Proto-Finnicpäiväsun; day
4Proto-Uralicpäjwä? warmth; ? sun; ? fire
5Proto-Uralicpäje—

via Finnish uni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishunidream; sleep
2Proto-Finnicunisleep; dream
3Proto-Finno-Permicune—
Every word from Proto-Uralic päje →Every word from Proto-Uralic päjwä →Every word from Proto-Finnic päivä →