Where does “vuorokautinen” come from?
vuorokautinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish vuorokausi, from Finnish kausi, from Proto-Finnic kauci, from Proto-Finno-Permic kawte — road? way? passage ?.
vuorokautinen (Finnish): diurnal, daily
Definitions
- diurnal, daily
Ancestry of “vuorokautinen”, step by step
vuorokautinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vuorokausi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vuorokausi | day |
| 2 | Finnish | kausi | period, age, epoch, season; term; period |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kauci | (section of a) road, way, path; part of a journey |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | kawte | road? way? passage ? |
via Finnish inen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | inen | — |