Where does “יום חמישי” come from?

יום חמישי (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew יוֹם, from Proto-Semitic yawm-, from Proto-Afroasiatic yam- — day.

יום חמישי (Hebrew): Thursday

Definitions

  1. Thursday

Ancestry of “יום חמישי”, step by step

יום חמישי traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew יוֹם

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewיוֹםday
2Proto-Semiticyawm-day
3Proto-Afroasiaticyam-day

via Hebrew חֲמִישִׁי

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewחֲמִישִׁיfifth
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic yam- →Every word from Proto-Semitic yawm- →Every word from Hebrew יוֹם →