Where does “nelʹlʹezpäive” come from?

nelʹlʹezpäive (Votic) comes from Votic nelʹlʹez, from Proto-Finnic neljänci, from Proto-Finnic neljä, from Proto-Uralic neljä — four.

nelʹlʹezpäive (Votic): Thursday

Definitions

  1. Thursday

Ancestry of “nelʹlʹezpäive”, step by step

nelʹlʹezpäive traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Votic nelʹlʹez

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Voticnelʹlʹezfourth
2Proto-Finnicneljäncifourth
3Proto-Finnicneljäfour
4Proto-Uralicneljäfour

via Votic päive

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Voticpäiveday when it's light outside
Every word from Proto-Uralic neljä →Every word from Proto-Finnic neljä →Every word from Proto-Finnic neljänci →