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Res facta quae tamen fingi potuit ([personal profile] pauamma) wrote in [community profile] linguaphiles2021-12-18 03:48 pm
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Weekday names in Modern Greek and Portuguese

As I understand, the Portuguese names for Monday to Friday basically mean "second" to "sixth". Modern Greek does the same, but only up to Thursday/"fifth". I'm curious what went on here, if you know. (Language contact is a possibility. As I recall, the Greek and Portuguese names for codfish are striking similar.) But if that's the reason, in which direction did it go, and why the dropped/added day?
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