Where does “vakardiena” come from?

vakardiena (Latvian) comes from Latvian vakar, from Latvian vakars, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wékeras, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷsperos.

vakardiena (Latvian): yesterday, the day before today; yesterday

Definitions

  1. yesterday, the day before today; yesterday

Ancestry of “vakardiena”, step by step

vakardiena traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian vakar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianvakaryesterday
2Latvianvakarsevening; eve
3Proto-Balto-Slavicwékerasevening
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷsperos—

via Latvian diena

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviandienaday
2Proto-Indo-Europeandéi-no-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷsperos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wékeras →Every word from Latvian vakars →