Where does “kuupäivä” come from?

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

kuupäivä (Ingrian): day of the month

Definitions

  1. day of the month

Ancestry of “kuupäivä”, step by step

kuupäivä 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 kuu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriankuumoon; month
2Proto-Finnickuumoon; month; fat, tallow
3Proto-Uralickuŋethe Moon
Every word from Proto-Uralic päje →Every word from Proto-Uralic päjwä →Every word from Proto-Finnic päivä →
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