Where does “звѣзда” come from?

звѣзда (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic gvězda, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źwaisdā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwoysdʰ-.

звѣзда (Old East Slavic): star

Definitions

  1. star

Ancestry of “звѣзда”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgvězdastar
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*źwaisdā́ˀ—
3Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰwoysdʰ-—

Words derived from “звѣзда”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwoysdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źwaisdā́ˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic gvězda →