Where does “Nedeia” come from?

Nedeia (Romanian) comes from Romanian nedeie, from Old Church Slavonic недѣлꙗ, from Proto-Slavic neděľa, from Proto-Slavic dělo, from Proto-Slavic děti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

Ancestry of “Nedeia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniannedeierural festival
2Old Church SlavonicнедѣлꙗSunday
3Proto-SlavicneděľaSunday
4Proto-Slavicdělodeed; work
5Proto-Slavicdětito do; to put, to place; to thread, to pass...
6Proto-Balto-Slavicdḗˀteito put, to place; to do
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “Nedeia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic dḗˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic děti →