Where does “päivätähti” come from?

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

päivätähti (Ingrian): morning star

Definitions

  1. morning star

Ancestry of “päivätähti”, step by step

päivätähti 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 tähti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriantähtistar
2Proto-Finnictähtistar
3Proto-Finno-Ugrictäštä—
Every word from Proto-Uralic päje →Every word from Proto-Uralic päjwä →Every word from Proto-Finnic päivä →