Where does “šonedēļ” come from?
šonedēļ (Latvian) comes from Latvian nedēļu, from Latvian nedēļa, from Old East Slavic недѣлꙗ, from Proto-Slavic neděľa, from Proto-Slavic dělo, from Proto-Slavic děti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
šonedēļ (Latvian): this week
Ancestry of “šonedēļ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | nedēļu | accusative singular form of nedēļa;... |
| 2 | Latvian | nedēļa | week; post-partum, post-natal period |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | недѣлꙗ | Sunday |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | neděľa | Sunday |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | dělo | deed; work |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | děti | to do; to put, to place; to thread, to pass... |
| 7 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | dḗˀtei | to put, to place; to do |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |