Where does “yekşənbə” come from?

yekşənbə (Azerbaijani) comes from Persian یک‌شنبه, from Persian یک, from Middle Persian ʾywk', from Middle Persian ʾy, from Proto-Iranian Háywah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háywas, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

yekşənbə (Azerbaijani): Sunday

Definitions

  1. Sunday

Ancestry of “yekşənbə”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianیک‌شنبهSunday
2PersianیکAPI •; one
3Middle Persianʾywk'—
4Middle Persianʾy—
5Proto-IranianHáywahone
6Proto-Indo-IranianHáywasjust, only; one
7Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háywas →Every word from Proto-Iranian Háywah →
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