Where does “Äijäpäivä” come from?
Äijäpäivä (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian päivä, from Proto-Finnic päivä, from Proto-Uralic päjwä, from Proto-Uralic päje.
Äijäpäivä (Ingrian): Easter Sunday
Definitions
- Easter Sunday
Ancestry of “Äijäpäivä”, step by step
Äijäpäivä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ingrian päivä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingrian | päivä | A day; An afternoon |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | päivä | sun; day |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | päjwä | ? warmth; ? sun; ? fire |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | päje | — |
via Ingrian äijä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingrian | äijä | grandfather |