Where does “יום שני” come from?

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

יום שני (Hebrew): Monday

Definitions

  1. Monday

Ancestry of “יום שני”, step by step

יום שני traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew יוֹם

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

via Hebrew שֵׁנִי

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