Where does “päivä” come from?

päivä (Votic) comes from Proto-Finnic päivä, from Proto-Uralic päjwä, from Proto-Uralic päje.

päivä (Votic): day

Definitions

  1. day

Ancestry of “päivä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicpäiväsun; day
2Proto-Uralicpäjwä? warmth; ? sun; ? fire
3Proto-Uralicpäje—
Every word from Proto-Uralic päje →Every word from Proto-Uralic päjwä →Every word from Proto-Finnic päivä →