Where does “šeštadienis” come from?
šeštadienis (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian diena, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dein-.
šeštadienis (Lithuanian): Saturday
Ancestry of “šeštadienis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Lithuanian | diena | day, daytime; day; day, time |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | dein- | — |