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