Where does “Joulunpäivä” come from?
Joulunpäivä (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian päivä, from Proto-Finnic päivä, from Proto-Uralic päjwä, from Proto-Uralic päje.
Joulunpäivä (Ingrian): Christmas Day
Definitions
- Christmas Day
Ancestry of “Joulunpäivä”, step by step
Joulunpäivä 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 joulu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingrian | joulu | Christmas |