Where does “pusdiena” come from?

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

pusdiena (Latvian): midday, noon; noon, twelve o'clock; midday nap,...

Definitions

  1. midday, noon; noon, twelve o'clock; midday nap,...

Ancestry of “pusdiena”, step by step

pusdiena 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 puse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianpusehalf; side

Words derived from “pusdiena”

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