Where does “Severny” come from?
Severny (French) comes from Russian Се́верный, from Russian се́вер, from Proto-Slavic sěverъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śḗˀweras, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₁wer-o-.
Ancestry of “Severny”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | Се́верный | north, northern |
| 2 | Russian | се́вер | north |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | sěverъ | north |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | śḗˀweras | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱeh₁wer-o- | — |