Where does “Cardia” come from?

Cardia (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Καρδία, from Proto-Hellenic kərdíyā, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥díyeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

Ancestry of “Cardia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΚαρδίαheart (as the source of emotion, love, etc.)
2Proto-Hellenickərdíyā
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥díyeh₂
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart

Words derived from “Cardia

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗrEvery word from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥díyeh₂Every word from Proto-Hellenic kərdíyā