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Where does “diena” come from?

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

diena (Latvian): day

Definitions

  1. day

Ancestry of “diena”, step by step

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

Words derived from “diena”

  • piektdiena
  • šodiena
  • sestdiena
  • diennakts
  • svētdiena
  • rītdiena
  • pusdiena
  • pusdienas
  • dienvidus
  • pirmdiena
  • otrdiena
  • aizvakardiena
  • trešdiena
  • vakardiena
  • ceturtdiena
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