Where does “jōņpǟva” come from?

jōņpǟva (Livonian) comes from Finnish Jani, from Swedish Jan, from Swedish johan — The letter "J" in the Swedish spelling alphabet.

jōņpǟva (Livonian): Midsummer, Jāņi

Definitions

  1. Midsummer, Jāņi

Ancestry of “jōņpǟva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishJani—
2SwedishJan—
3SwedishjohanThe letter "J" in the Swedish spelling alphabet
Every word from Swedish johan →Every word from Swedish Jan →Every word from Finnish Jani →