Where does “neljäspäivä” come from?

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

neljäspäivä (Ingrian): Thursday

Definitions

  1. Thursday

Ancestry of “neljäspäivä”, step by step

neljäspäivä 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 Finnish neljäs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishneljäsfourth
2Proto-Finnicneljäncifourth
3Proto-Finnicneljäfour
4Proto-Uralicneljäfour
Every word from Proto-Uralic päje →Every word from Proto-Uralic päjwä →Every word from Proto-Finnic päivä →