Where does “przeddzień” come from?

przeddzień (Polish) comes from Polish przed-, from Polish przed, from Proto-Slavic perdъ, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

przeddzień (Polish): eve

Definitions

  1. eve

Ancestry of “przeddzień”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishprzed-fore-, pro-; in front of, preceding
2Polishprzedbefore; in front of
3Proto-Slavicperdъbefore, in front of; before
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Slavic perdъ →