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Where does “užvakar” come from?

užvakar (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian vakar, from Lithuanian vakaras, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wékeras, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷsperos.

užvakar (Lithuanian): the day before yesterday

Definitions

  1. the day before yesterday

Ancestry of “užvakar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianvakaryesterday
2Lithuanianvakarasevening
3Proto-Balto-Slavicwékerasevening
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷsperos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷsperos →