Where does “yöpyä” come from?

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

yöpyä (Finnish): To stay overnight, stay the night

Definitions

  1. To stay overnight, stay the night

Ancestry of “yöpyä”, step by step

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

Words derived from “yöpyä

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric üjeEvery word from Proto-Finnic ööEvery word from Finnish
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