Where does “šodiena” come from?

šodiena (Latvian) comes from Latvian diena, from Proto-Indo-European déi-no-, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

šodiena (Latvian): today, this day; today, nowadays

Definitions

  1. today, this day; today, nowadays

Ancestry of “šodiena”, step by step

šodiena traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian diena

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviandienaday
2Proto-Indo-Europeandéi-no-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

via Latvian šo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianšothis; accusative singular masculine form of šis;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déi-no- →Every word from Latvian diena →