Where does “ހުކުރު ދުވަސް” come from?

ހުކުރު ދުވަސް (Dhivehi) comes from Dhivehi ހުކުރު, from Sanskrit शुक्र, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śukrás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćukrás, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- — flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten.

ހުކުރު ދުވަސް (Dhivehi): Friday

Definitions

  1. Friday

Ancestry of “ހުކުރު ދުވަސް”, step by step

ހުކުރު ދުވަސް traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dhivehi ހުކުރު

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DhivehiހުކުރުFriday
2Sanskritशुक्रbright, resplendent; clear, pure, spotless;...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanśukrás—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianćukráswhite, bright; resplendent
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten

via Dhivehi ދުވަސް

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dhivehiދުވަސްday
2Sanskritदिवसday
3Sanskritदिव्to play, gamble, entertain
4Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćukrás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan śukrás →