Where does “יום שלישי” come from?

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

יום שלישי (Hebrew): Tuesday

Definitions

  1. Tuesday

Ancestry of “יום שלישי”, step by step

יום שלישי traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew יוֹם

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

via Hebrew שְׁלִישִׁי

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