Where does “sestdiena” come from?

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

sestdiena (Latvian): Saturday

Definitions

  1. Saturday

Ancestry of “sestdiena”, step by step

sestdiena 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 sestā

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