Where does “Liukupäivä” come from?

Liukupäivä (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian päivä, from Proto-Finnic päivä, from Proto-Uralic päjwä, from Proto-Uralic päje.

Liukupäivä (Ingrian): Shrove Tuesday

Definitions

  1. Shrove Tuesday

Ancestry of “Liukupäivä”, step by step

Liukupäivä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian päivä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IngrianpäiväA day; An afternoon
2Proto-Finnicpäiväsun; day
3Proto-Uralicpäjwä? warmth; ? sun; ? fire
4Proto-Uralicpäje—

via Ingrian liukata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianliukatato swallow
2Ingrianluikatato gulp; to swallow
Every word from Proto-Uralic päje →Every word from Proto-Uralic päjwä →Every word from Proto-Finnic päivä →