Where does “rītdiena” come from?

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

rītdiena (Latvian): tomorrow

Definitions

  1. tomorrow

Ancestry of “rītdiena”, step by step

rītdiena 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 rīt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianrītto swallow, to gulp down; tomorrow; in the near...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déi-no- →Every word from Latvian diena →