Where does “nellänzʹpäiv” come from?

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

nellänzʹpäiv (Veps): Thursday

Definitions

  1. Thursday

Ancestry of “nellänzʹpäiv”, step by step

nellänzʹpäiv 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 nellänz'

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vepsnellänz'fourth
2Proto-Finnicneljäncifourth
3Proto-Finnicneljäfour
4Proto-Uralicneljäfour
Every word from Proto-Uralic päje →Every word from Proto-Uralic päjwä →Every word from Proto-Finnic päivä →