Where does “vuosipäivä” come from?

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

vuosipäivä (Finnish): anniversary

Definitions

  1. anniversary

Ancestry of “vuosipäivä”, step by step

vuosipäivä 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 vuosi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvuosiyear
2Proto-Finnicvoociyear
3Proto-Finnicoote—
4Proto-Uralicëdeyear
Every word from Proto-Uralic päje →Every word from Proto-Uralic päjwä →Every word from Proto-Finnic päivä →