Where does “martè” come from?
martè (Guerrero Amuzgo) comes from Spanish martes, from Latin dīēs Martis, from Latin diēs, from Proto-Italic djēm, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws, from Proto-Indo-European dyéws, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.
martè (Guerrero Amuzgo): Tuesday
Ancestry of “martè”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | martes | Tuesday |
| 2 | Latin | dīēs Martis | — |
| 3 | Latin | diēs | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | djēm | accusative singular of *djous |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *djous | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗws | sky, heaven; sky god |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéws | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |