Where does “pühäpäive” come from?

pühäpäive (Votic) comes from Votic pühä, from Proto-Finnic pühä, from Proto-Finno-Permic pišä.

pühäpäive (Votic): Sunday

Definitions

  1. Sunday

Ancestry of “pühäpäive”, step by step

pühäpäive traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Votic pühä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Voticpühäholy, sacred; fast, Lent
2Proto-Finnicpühäholiday, fast; holy, sacred
3Proto-Finno-Permicpišä—

via Votic päive

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Voticpäiveday when it's light outside
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic pišä →Every word from Proto-Finnic pühä →Every word from Votic pühä →