Where does “pühäpäiv” come from?

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

pühäpäiv (Veps): Sunday

Definitions

  1. Sunday

Ancestry of “pühäpäiv”, step by step

pühäpäiv 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 pühä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vepspühäholy, sacred
2Proto-Finnicpühäholiday, fast; holy, sacred
3Proto-Finno-Permicpišä—
Every word from Proto-Uralic päje →Every word from Proto-Uralic päjwä →Every word from Proto-Finnic päivä →