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Where does “сьрдьце” come from?

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

Ancestry of “сьрдьце”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsьrdьceheart
2Proto-Balto-Slavicśirˀdísheart
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart

Words derived from “сьрдьце”

  • сердце
  • серце
  • сердце
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