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Where does “simana” come from?

simana (Quechua) comes from Spanish semana, from Old Spanish semana, from Latin septimāna, from Latin septimānus, from Latin septimus, from Latin Septem, from Proto-Italic septem, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.

simana (Quechua): week

Definitions

  1. week

Ancestry of “simana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsemanaweek
2Old Spanishsemana—
3Latinseptimāna—
4Latinseptimānus—
5Latinseptimusseventh
6LatinSeptem—
7Proto-Italicseptemseven
8Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven
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