Where does “vanhojenpäivä” come from?

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

vanhojenpäivä (Finnish): the day during which vanhojentanssit takes place

Definitions

  1. the day during which vanhojentanssit takes place

Ancestry of “vanhojenpäivä”, step by step

vanhojenpäivä 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 vanha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvanhaold
2Proto-Finnicvanhaold
3Proto-Finno-Permicwanša—
Every word from Proto-Uralic päje →Every word from Proto-Uralic päjwä →Every word from Proto-Finnic päivä →