Where does “dienasgaisma” come from?

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

dienasgaisma (Latvian): daylight

Definitions

  1. daylight

Ancestry of “dienasgaisma”, step by step

dienasgaisma 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 gaisma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviangaismalight
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déi-no- →Every word from Latvian diena →