Where does “pǟvaval” come from?

pǟvaval (Livonian) comes from Livonian pǟva, from Proto-Finnic päivä, from Proto-Uralic päjwä, from Proto-Uralic päje.

pǟvaval (Livonian): sunlight, daylight

Definitions

  1. sunlight, daylight

Ancestry of “pǟvaval”, step by step

pǟvaval traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Livonian pǟva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Livonianpǟvaday; sun
2Proto-Finnicpäiväsun; day
3Proto-Uralicpäjwä? warmth; ? sun; ? fire
4Proto-Uralicpäje—

via Livonian va’l

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Livonianva’l—
Every word from Proto-Uralic päje →Every word from Proto-Uralic päjwä →Every word from Proto-Finnic päivä →