Where does “Minggu” come from?
Minggu (Lindu) comes from Indonesian Minggu, from Malay minggu, from Portuguese domingo, from Latin dies Dominicus, from Latin Dominicus, from Latin Dominus, from Latin domus, from Proto-Italic domos — to build; to arrange, to put together.
Minggu (Lindu): Sunday
Definitions
- Sunday
Ancestry of “Minggu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | Minggu | Sunday day of the week |
| 2 | Malay | minggu | week |
| 3 | Portuguese | domingo | Sunday; on a Sunday |
| 4 | Latin | dies Dominicus | Alternative form of dies Dominica; dominical day,... |
| 5 | Latin | Dominicus | ’s works}} of belonging to a lord master |
| 6 | Latin | Dominus | the Lord; Lord; The Lord |
| 7 | Latin | domus | house, home; any building or abode; native place,... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | domos | house, home |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dṓm | home; house |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |