Where does “nädalapäev” come from?

nädalapäev (Estonian) comes from Estonian nädal, from Old East Slavic недѣлꙗ, from Proto-Slavic neděľa, from Proto-Slavic dělo, from Proto-Slavic děti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

nädalapäev (Estonian): weekday

Definitions

  1. weekday

Ancestry of “nädalapäev”, step by step

nädalapäev traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian nädal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniannädalweek
2Old East SlavicнедѣлꙗSunday
3Proto-SlavicneděľaSunday
4Proto-Slavicdělodeed; work
5Proto-Slavicdětito do; to put, to place; to thread, to pass...
6Proto-Balto-Slavicdḗˀteito put, to place; to do
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Estonian päev

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianpäevday
2Proto-Finnicpäiväsun; day
3Proto-Uralicpäjwä? warmth; ? sun; ? fire
4Proto-Uralicpäje—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic dḗˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic děti →