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Where does “Taije” come from?

Taije (Marshallese) comes from English thursday, from Middle English Thursday, from Old English þursdæġ, from Proto-Germanic *Þunras dag, from Latin dies iovis, from Latin diēs, from Proto-Italic djēm, from Proto-Italic *djous — to be bright; sky, heaven.

Ancestry of “Taije”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishthursday—
2Middle EnglishThursdayThursday
3Old Englishþursdæġ—
4Proto-Germanic*Þunras dag—
5Latindies iovis—
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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