Where does “virkistyspäivä” come from?

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

virkistyspäivä (Finnish): recreational day

Definitions

  1. recreational day

Ancestry of “virkistyspäivä”, step by step

virkistyspäivä 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 virkistys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvirkistysrecreation; relaxation
2FinnishvirkistääTo refresh; To reinvigorate
3Finnishvirkeäalert, fresh
4Proto-Finnicvirkedäalert, brisk
Every word from Proto-Uralic päje →Every word from Proto-Uralic päjwä →Every word from Proto-Finnic päivä →