Where does “šeštadienis” come from?

šeštadienis (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian diena, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dein-.

šeštadienis (Lithuanian): Saturday

Definitions

  1. Saturday

Ancestry of “šeštadienis”, step by step

šeštadienis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lithuanian diena

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniandienaday, daytime; day; day, time
2Proto-Balto-Slavicdein-—

via Lithuanian šeštas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianšeštassixth
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic dein- →Every word from Lithuanian diena →