Where does “vanhuudenpäivät” come from?

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

vanhuudenpäivät (Finnish): the days of old age

Definitions

  1. the days of old age

Ancestry of “vanhuudenpäivät”, step by step

vanhuudenpäivät 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 vanhuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvanhuusage
2Finnishvanhaold
3Proto-Finnicvanhaold
4Proto-Finno-Permicwanša—
Every word from Proto-Uralic päje →Every word from Proto-Uralic päjwä →Every word from Proto-Finnic päivä →