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Where does “Juje” come from?

Juje (Marshallese) comes from English tuesday, from Middle English Tewesday, from Old English tīwesdæġ, from Proto-Germanic *Tīwas dag, from Latin dīēs Martis, from Latin diēs, from Proto-Italic djēm, from Proto-Italic *djous — to be bright; sky, heaven.

Ancestry of “Juje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtuesday—
2Middle EnglishTewesdayTuesday
3Old EnglishtīwesdæġTuesday
4Proto-Germanic*Tīwas dag—
5Latindīēs Martis—
6Latindiēs—
7Proto-Italicdjēmaccusative singular of *djous
8Proto-Italic*djous—
9Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
10Proto-Indo-Europeandyéws—
11Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
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