Where does “piektdiena” come from?

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

piektdiena (Latvian): Friday

Definitions

  1. Friday

Ancestry of “piektdiena”, step by step

piektdiena 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 piektā

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