Where does “понедельник” come from?
понедельник (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic понедѣльникъ, from Proto-Slavic ponedělьnikъ, 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.
понедельник (Russian): Monday
Ancestry of “понедельник”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old East Slavic | понедѣльникъ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | ponedělьnikъ | Alternative form of *ponedělъkъ |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | neděľa | Sunday |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | dělo | deed; work |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | děti | to do; to put, to place; to thread, to pass... |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | dḗˀtei | to put, to place; to do |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |