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Re:3,200-year-old Egyptian tablet records excuses for why pe... by KSPAtlas on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @05:26PM (#31173407)
Polish doesn't use those names, but a different system:

Poniedziałek (lit. After not working) Wtorek (not sure) Środa (also not sure) Czwartek (lit. the fourth) Piątek (possibly means drinking day?) Sobota (not sure) Niedziela (Not working)

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Re:3,200-year-old Egyptian tablet records excuses for why pe... by lioeters on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @07:35PM (#31174503)
> Piątek (possibly means drinking day?)

The word means "the fifth day", from piąty (fifth) rather than pić (to drink).

Wtorek (Tuesday) comes from wtóry, meaning "second".

Środa (Wednesday) is from środa, meaning “middle”.

Sobota (Saturday) is from Hebrew שַׁבָּת‎ (šabbāṯ), meaning the Sabbath.

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Re:3,200-year-old Egyptian tablet records excuses for why pe... by KSPAtlas on Sunday May 01, 2022 @06:01PM (#31229136)
Oh yeah, I guess I was tired and didnt make the connection
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Re:3,200-year-old Egyptian tablet records excuses for why pe... by divbzero on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @05:43PM (#31173554)
‘Sobota’ resembles ‘sábado’ in Spanish and might refer to the Sabbath?
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Re:3,200-year-old Egyptian tablet records excuses for why pe... by codedokode on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @07:40PM (#31174534)
Wtorek probably means "the second day", and Środa means "middle". Piątek probably means "fifth".
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Re:3,200-year-old Egyptian tablet records excuses for why pe... by vxNsr on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @05:58PM (#31173695)
Those all loosely resemble the Russian names, and as the other commentator noted “Sobota” sounds a lot like “Sabbath”
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