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Where does “svētdiena” come from?

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

svētdiena (Latvian): Sunday

Definitions

  1. Sunday

Ancestry of “svētdiena”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviandienaday
2Proto-Indo-Europeandéi-no-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
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