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Where does “sande” come from?

sande (Tok Pisin) comes from English Sunday, from Middle English sunnenday, from Old English sunnandæg, from Proto-Germanic *Sunnōn dag, from Latin dies Solis, from Latin sōl, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

sande (Tok Pisin): A holiday; To take a day off

Definitions

  1. A holiday; To take a day off

Ancestry of “sande”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSundayThe first day of the week in many religious...
2Middle Englishsunnenday—
3Old EnglishsunnandægSunday
4Proto-Germanic*Sunnōn dag—
5Latindies Solissun's day
6Latinsōl—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →