Where does “pirmdiena” come from?

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

pirmdiena (Latvian): Monday

Definitions

  1. Monday

Ancestry of “pirmdiena”, step by step

pirmdiena 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 pirmā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianpirmāfirst; nominative singular feminine form of...

Words derived from “pirmdiena”

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