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Where does “tiistainen” come from?

tiistainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish tiistai, from Old Swedish tisdagher, from Old Norse týsdagr, from Proto-Germanic *Tīwas dag, from Latin dīēs Martis, from Latin diēs, from Proto-Italic djēm, from Proto-Italic *djous — to be bright; sky, heaven.

tiistainen (Finnish): having occurred on a Tuesday; pertaining to...

Definitions

  1. having occurred on a Tuesday; pertaining to...

Ancestry of “tiistainen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtiistaiTuesday
2Old Swedishtisdagher—
3Old NorsetýsdagrTuesday
4Proto-Germanic*Tīwas dag—
5Latindīēs Martis—
6Latindiēs—
7Proto-Italicdjēmaccusative singular of *djous
8Proto-Italic*djous—
9Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
10Proto-Indo-Europeandyéws—
11Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
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