Where does “päivänlasku” come from?
päivänlasku (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian päivä, from Proto-Finnic päivä, from Proto-Uralic päjwä, from Proto-Uralic päje.
päivänlasku (Ingrian): sunset
Ancestry of “päivänlasku”, step by step
päivänlasku 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 Finnish lasku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lasku | descent, an instance of descending, sliding down... |
| 2 | Votic | laskõa | to let go, let loose, release |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | laskedak | to drop, to fall; to release; to let, to allow |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | laćke- | — |