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

svētdiena 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 svēts

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviansvētsholy, sacred
2Proto-Balto-Slavicśwentasholy, sacred
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwen-holy, sacred
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déi-no- →Every word from Latvian diena →
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