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Why are the days of the week similar in many unrelated languages?

Why are the days of the week similar in many unrelated languages?

Something extremely surprising when one becomes familiar with Japanese culture and its language is that the names of days of the week are oddly similar to some European languages. Here is why.
David Billa 31 Jan 2026

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