Where does “yömyssy” come from?

yömyssy (Finnish) comes from Finnish yö, from Proto-Finnic öö, from Proto-Finno-Ugric üje.

yömyssy (Finnish): nightcap

Definitions

  1. nightcap

Ancestry of “yömyssy”, step by step

yömyssy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish yö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishyöperiod of day Previous: iltayö Next: aamuyö;...
2Proto-Finnicöönight
3Proto-Finno-Ugricüje—

via Finnish myssy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmyssycap, knit cap, toque; cosy
2Swedishmyssa—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric üje →Every word from Proto-Finnic öö →Every word from Finnish yö →