Where does “pivāpǟva” come from?

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

pivāpǟva (Livonian): Sunday

Definitions

  1. Sunday

Ancestry of “pivāpǟva”, step by step

pivāpǟva 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 pivā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Livonianpivāholy, sacred
Every word from Proto-Uralic päjeEvery word from Proto-Uralic päjwäEvery word from Proto-Finnic päivä