Where does “videnz'päiv” come from?

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

videnz'päiv (Veps): Friday

Definitions

  1. Friday

Ancestry of “videnz'päiv”, step by step

videnz'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 videnz'

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vepsvidenz'fifth
2Proto-Finnicviidencififth
3Proto-Finnicviicifive
4Proto-Uralicwittefive; ten
Every word from Proto-Uralic päje →Every word from Proto-Uralic päjwä →Every word from Proto-Finnic päivä →