Where does “sándi” come from?
sándi (Tlingit) comes from English sunday, from Middle English Sonday, from Old English sunnandæg, from Proto-Germanic *Sunnōn dag, from Latin dies Solis, from Latin sōl, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.
sándi (Tlingit): Sunday
Definitions
- Sunday
Ancestry of “sándi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sunday | The first day of the week in many religious traditions, and the seventh day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 standard; the Christian Sabbath; it follows Saturday and precedes Monday |
| 2 | Middle English | Sonday | Sunday first day of the week |
| 3 | Old English | sunnandæg | Sunday |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *Sunnōn dag | — |
| 5 | Latin | dies Solis | sun's day |
| 6 | Latin | sōl | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sóh₂wl̥ | sun |