Where does “יום רביעי” come from?

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

יום רביעי (Hebrew): Wednesday

Definitions

  1. Wednesday

Ancestry of “יום רביעי”, step by step

יום רביעי traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew יוֹם

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

via Hebrew רְבִיעִי

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