Where does “minggu” come from?
minggu (Nalca) comes from Indonesian Minggu, from Malay minggu, from Portuguese domingo, from Latin dies Dominicus, from Latin Dominicus, from Latin Dominus, from Latin domus, from Proto-Italic domos — to build; to arrange, to put together.
minggu (Nalca): week
Ancestry of “minggu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | Minggu | — |
| 2 | Malay | minggu | week |
| 3 | Portuguese | domingo | Sunday; on a Sunday |
| 4 | Latin | dies Dominicus | Alternative form of dies Dominica; dominical day,... |
| 5 | Latin | Dominicus | — |
| 6 | Latin | Dominus | the Lord; Lord; The Lord |
| 7 | Latin | domus | house, home; any building or abode; native place,... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | domos | house, home |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dṓm | home; house |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |