Where does “pirmadienis” come from?

pirmadienis (Lithuanian) comes from Latvian pirmdiena, from Latvian diena, from Proto-Indo-European déi-no-, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

pirmadienis (Lithuanian): Monday

Definitions

  1. Monday

Ancestry of “pirmadienis”, step by step

pirmadienis traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian pirmdiena

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatvianpirmdienaMonday
2Latviandienaday
3Proto-Indo-Europeandéi-no-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

via Lithuanian pirmas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianpirmasfirst; primary
2Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Lithuanian diena

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniandienaday, daytime; day; day, time
2Proto-Balto-Slavicdein-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déi-no- →Every word from Latvian diena →