Where does “vidurnaktis” come from?

vidurnaktis (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian vidurỹs, from Lithuanian vidus, from Proto-Celtic widus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weydʰh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European dwi-, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

vidurnaktis (Lithuanian): midnight

Definitions

  1. midnight

Ancestry of “vidurnaktis”, step by step

vidurnaktis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lithuanian vidurỹs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianvidurỹsmiddle, midst
2Lithuanianvidusinterior, inside
3Proto-Celticwiduswood, trees
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weydʰh₁-to separate, divide
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwi-two; apart, asunder
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

via Lithuanian naktis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniannaktisnight
2Proto-Balto-Slavicnaktísnight
3Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
4Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁weydʰh₁- →
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