Where does “зӕрдӕ” come from?

зӕрдӕ (Ossetian) comes from Proto-Iranian *jr̥dáyam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰŕ̥dayam, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

зӕрдӕ (Ossetian): heart; soul

Definitions

  1. heart; soul

Ancestry of “зӕрдӕ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranian*jr̥dáyamheart
2Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰŕ̥dayamheart
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰŕ̥dayam →Every word from Proto-Iranian *jr̥dáyam →