Where does “trečiadienis” come from?

trečiadienis (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian trečias, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tretias, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tirtias, from Proto-Indo-European tr̥tyos, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

trečiadienis (Lithuanian): Wednesday

Definitions

  1. Wednesday

Ancestry of “trečiadienis”, step by step

trečiadienis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lithuanian trečias

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniantrečiasthird
2Proto-Balto-Slavictretias—
3Proto-Balto-Slavictirtias—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantr̥tyos—
5Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

via Lithuanian diena

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniandienaday, daytime; day; day, time
2Proto-Balto-Slavicdein-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tr̥tyos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tirtias →