Where does “сэрца” come from?

сэрца (Belarusian) comes from Old East Slavic сьрдьце, from Proto-Slavic sьrdьce, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śirˀdís, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

сэрца (Belarusian): heart

Definitions

  1. heart

Ancestry of “сэрца”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicсьрдьцеheart
2Proto-Slavicsьrdьceheart
3Proto-Balto-Slavicśirˀdísheart
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic śirˀdís →Every word from Proto-Slavic sьrdьce →
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