Where does “koumanzʹpäiv” come from?

koumanzʹpäiv (Veps) comes from Veps päiv, from Proto-Finnic päivä, from Proto-Uralic päjwä, from Proto-Uralic päje.

koumanzʹpäiv (Veps): Wednesday

Definitions

  1. Wednesday

Ancestry of “koumanzʹpäiv”, step by step

koumanzʹpäiv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Veps päiv

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

via Veps koumanzʹ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vepskoumanzʹthird
2Proto-Finnickolmancithird
3Proto-Finno-Permickolmamte—
Every word from Proto-Uralic päje →Every word from Proto-Uralic päjwä →Every word from Proto-Finnic päivä →