Where does “trešdiena” come from?

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

trešdiena (Latvian): Wednesday

Definitions

  1. Wednesday

Ancestry of “trešdiena”, step by step

trešdiena 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 trešā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviantrešāthird; nominative singular feminine form of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déi-no- →Every word from Latvian diena →