Where does “viimepyhäinen” come from?

viimepyhäinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish pyhä, from Proto-Finnic pühä, from Proto-Finno-Permic pišä.

viimepyhäinen (Finnish): that took place last Sunday

Definitions

  1. that took place last Sunday

Ancestry of “viimepyhäinen”, step by step

viimepyhäinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pyhä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpyhäholy, sacred; Sunday, dominical,...
2Proto-Finnicpühäholiday, fast; holy, sacred
3Proto-Finno-Permicpišä—

via Finnish viime

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviimepast, last; last, dying
2Proto-Finno-Ugricwiŋe—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic pišä →Every word from Proto-Finnic pühä →Every word from Finnish pyhä →