Where does “Yaou” come from?

Yaou (Breton) comes from Latin Iuppiter, from Proto-Italic djous patēr, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws, from Proto-Indo-European dyéws, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

Yaou (Breton): Thursday

Definitions

  1. Thursday

Ancestry of “Yaou”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinIuppiterJupiter; father Jove; the Roman god Jove or...
2Proto-Italicdjous patērJupiter
3Proto-Italic*djous—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
5Proto-Indo-Europeandyéwssky, heaven
6Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyéws →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws →
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