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Where does “torstaiaamu” come from?

torstaiaamu (Finnish) comes from Finnish torstai, from Old Norse þórsdagr, from Proto-Germanic *Þunras dag, from Latin dies iovis, from Latin diēs, from Proto-Italic djēm, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws — to be bright; sky, heaven.

torstaiaamu (Finnish): Thursday morning

Definitions

  1. Thursday morning

Ancestry of “torstaiaamu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtorstaiThursday
2Old NorseþórsdagrThursday
3Proto-Germanic*Þunras dag—
4Latindies iovis—
5Latindiēs—
6Proto-Italicdjēmaccusative singular of *djous
7Proto-Italic*djous—
8Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
9Proto-Indo-Europeandyéws—
10Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
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