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Where does “どんたく” come from?

どんたく (Japanese) comes from Dutch zondag, from Middle Dutch sondach, from Old Dutch sunnadag, from Proto-Germanic *Sunnōn dag, from Latin dies Solis, from Latin sōl, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

どんたく (Japanese): Sunday; a holiday, a day off; a festival day, a...

Definitions

  1. Sunday; a holiday, a day off; a festival day, a...

Ancestry of “どんたく”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchzondagSunday
2Middle Dutchsondach—
3Old Dutchsunnadag—
4Proto-Germanic*Sunnōn dag—
5Latindies Solissun's day
6Latinsōl—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun
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