Where does “nellänz'päiv” come from?

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

nellänz'päiv (Veps): Thursday

Definitions

  1. Thursday

Ancestry of “nellänz'päiv”, step by step

nellänz'päiv 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 →