Where does “Дьньница” come from?

Дьньница (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic дьнь, from Proto-Slavic dь̑nь — day.

Дьньница (Old Church Slavonic): the morning star, the planet Venus

Definitions

  1. the morning star, the planet Venus

Ancestry of “Дьньница”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicдьньday
2Proto-Slavicdь̑nьday
Every word from Proto-Slavic dь̑nьEvery word from Old Church Slavonic дьнь