Where does “darbadienis” come from?

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

darbadienis (Lithuanian): workday

Definitions

  1. workday

Ancestry of “darbadienis”, step by step

darbadienis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lithuanian diena

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

via Lithuanian dárbas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniandárbaswork, job
2Lithuaniandirbtito work
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic dein- →Every word from Lithuanian diena →
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