Thread by @OlgaOfUzhhorod

#ukrainian_language
Ok, this one will be straightforward because I'm still recovering from my master's graduation celebration. Names & etymology of the Ukrainian days of the week.
1. The week starts with Понеділок [ponedilok] - Monday, literally meaning: 'day after Sunday' 1/4

2. Вівторок [vivtorok] - Tuesday, comes from old Slavic [vtorok] or [vtoroy], which is 'second', just indicating that it's the second day of the week;
3. Середа [sereda] - Wednesday, comes from the word 'cередній' [seredniy] (in the middle), indicating that Wednesday is mid-week;

4.Четвер [chetver] - Thursday, comes from четвертий [chetvertyi] ('the fourth') because it's the fourth day of the week;
5. Similarly, п'ятниця [pyatnytsia] - Friday, comes from пятий [pyatiy] ('the fifth') because it's the fifth day of the week.

6. Cубота [subota] - Saturday, has Jewish roots and comes from the word Sabbath.
7. And, finally, неділя [nedilya] - literally means 'no business', meaning that on this day you shouldn't work.

Enjoy your субота, everyone! /END