Where does “ބުދަ ދުވަސް” come from?

ބުދަ ދުވަސް (Dhivehi) comes from Dhivehi ބުދަ, from Sanskrit बुध, from Sanskrit बुध्, from Proto-Indo-European bʰúdʰs, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.

ބުދަ ދުވަސް (Dhivehi): Wednesday

Definitions

  1. Wednesday

Ancestry of “ބުދަ ދުވަސް”, step by step

ބުދަ ދުވަސް traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dhivehi ބުދަ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DhivehiބުދަWednesday
2SanskritबुधMercury; clever; intelligent; wise; learned man;...
3Sanskritबुध्awaking; intelligent, wise; to come to; wake up;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰúdʰs—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware

via Dhivehi ދުވަސް

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dhivehiދުވަސްday
2Sanskritदिवसday
3Sanskritदिव्to play, gamble, entertain
4Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰúdʰs →Every word from Sanskrit बुध् →