Where does “یک‌شنبه” come from?

یک‌شنبه (Persian) comes from Persian یک, from Middle Persian ʾywk', from Middle Persian ʾy, from Proto-Iranian Háywah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háywas, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

یک‌شنبه (Persian): Sunday

Definitions

  1. Sunday

Ancestry of “یک‌شنبه”, step by step

یک‌شنبه traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian یک

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianیکAPI •; one
2Middle Persianʾywk'—
3Middle Persianʾy—
4Proto-IranianHáywahone
5Proto-Indo-IranianHáywasjust, only; one
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via Persian شنبه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianشنبهSaturday
2HebrewשַׁבָּתSabbath, Shabbat; weekly day of rest; sabbath
3Akkadianšapattum15

Words derived from “یک‌شنبه”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háywas →Every word from Proto-Iranian Háywah →