Where does “wałtora” come from?

wałtora (Lower Sorbian) comes from Lower Sorbian wutora, from Proto-Slavic vъtorъ, from Proto-Indo-European wī-tero-, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.

wałtora (Lower Sorbian): Tuesday

Definitions

  1. Tuesday

Ancestry of “wałtora”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Sorbianwutora—
2Proto-Slavicvъtorъsecond, secondary
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwī-tero-further apart
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wī-tero- →Every word from Proto-Slavic vъtorъ →