Where does “päivä” come from?
päivä (Votic) comes from Proto-Finnic päivä, from Proto-Uralic päjwä, from Proto-Uralic päje.
päivä (Votic): day
Ancestry of “päivä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | päivä | sun; day |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | päjwä | ? warmth; ? sun; ? fire |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | päje | — |