Where does “eivna” come from?

eivna (Romansch) comes from Latin hebdomas, from Ancient Greek ἑβδομάς, from Ancient Greek ἑπτά, from Proto-Hellenic heptə́, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.

eivna (Romansch): week

Definitions

  1. week

Ancestry of “eivna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhebdomasthe number seven; seven days; a week; the seventh...
2Ancient GreekἑβδομάςA group of seven, "especially" a week of seven...
3Ancient Greekἑπτάseven
4Proto-Hellenicheptə́seven
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ →Every word from Proto-Hellenic heptə́ →Every word from Ancient Greek ἑπτά →