Where does “ހޯމަ ދުވަސް” come from?

ހޯމަ ދުވަސް (Dhivehi) comes from Dhivehi ހޯމަ, from Sanskrit सोम, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sáwHmas, from Proto-Indo-European sówh₂-mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European sewh₂- — to pour out, rain, to press out, extract.

ހޯމަ ދުވަސް (Dhivehi): Monday

Definitions

  1. Monday

Ancestry of “ހޯމަ ދުވަސް”, step by step

ހޯމަ ދުވަސް traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dhivehi ހޯމަ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DhivehiހޯމަMonday
2Sanskritसोमrelating to soma; together with उमा; juice,...
3Proto-Indo-IraniansáwHmassoma, haoma
4Proto-Indo-Europeansówh₂-mo-s
5Proto-Indo-Europeansewh₂-to pour out, rain, to press out, extract

via Dhivehi ދުވަސް

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dhivehiދުވަސްday
2Sanskritदिवसday
3Sanskritदिव्to play, gamble, entertain
4Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sówh₂-mo-sEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian sáwHmas