Where does “djamars” come from?
djamars (Papiamentu) comes from Papiamentu dia, from Kabuverdianu dia, from Portuguese dia, from Old Portuguese dia, from Vulgar Latin dia, from Latin diēs, from Proto-Italic djēm, from Proto-Italic *djous — to be bright; sky, heaven.
djamars (Papiamentu): Tuesday
Definitions
- Tuesday
Ancestry of “djamars”, step by step
djamars traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Papiamentu dia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Papiamentu | dia | day |
| 2 | Kabuverdianu | dia | day |
| 3 | Portuguese | dia | day; occurring on the specified day of the month |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | dia | day |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | dia | inflection of dius: ## nominative/vocative... |
| 6 | Latin | diēs | A day, particularly |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | djēm | accusative singular of *djous |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *djous | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗws | sky, heaven; sky god |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéws | sky, heaven |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |
via Papiamentu martes
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Papiamentu | martes | — |