Where does “liukupäive” come from?

liukupäive (Votic) comes from Finnish liukua — to slide.

liukupäive (Votic): Shrove Tuesday

Definitions

  1. Shrove Tuesday

Ancestry of “liukupäive”, step by step

liukupäive traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish liukua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliukuato slide

via Votic päive

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Voticpäiveday when it's light outside
Every word from Finnish liukua
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