Where does “miercuri” come from?
miercuri (Romanian) comes from Latin diēs Mercuriī, from Sanskrit सौम्यवार, from Sanskrit वार, from Sanskrit वर, from Sanskrit वीर, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wīrás, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
miercuri (Romanian): Wednesday
Definitions
- Wednesday
Ancestry of “miercuri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | diēs Mercuriī | Wednesday |
| 2 | Sanskrit | सौम्यवार | Wednesday |
| 3 | Sanskrit | वार | Alternative form of वाल; keeping back,... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | वर | "environing", "enclosing", circumference, space,... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | वीर | man, especially a brave or eminent man, hero,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wīrás | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |