Where does “ceturtdiena” come from?

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

ceturtdiena (Latvian): Thursday

Definitions

  1. Thursday

Ancestry of “ceturtdiena”, step by step

ceturtdiena 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 ceturtā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianceturtāfourth; nominative singular feminine form of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déi-no- →Every word from Latvian diena →