Where does “Pyhäväli” come from?

Pyhäväli (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian väli, from Proto-Finnic välji.

Pyhäväli (Ingrian): period between the Nativity Fast and Lent

Definitions

  1. period between the Nativity Fast and Lent

Ancestry of “Pyhäväli”, step by step

Pyhäväli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian väli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianväliinterval
2Proto-Finnicvälji

via Ingrian pyhä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianpyhäholy
Every word from Proto-Finnic väljiEvery word from Ingrian väli