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Where does “день” come from?

день (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic дьнь, from Proto-Slavic dь̑nь.

день (Russian): day, daytime; afternoon, early evening;...

Definitions

  1. day, daytime; afternoon, early evening;...

Ancestry of “день”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicдьньday
2Proto-Slavicdь̑nь—

Words derived from “день”

  • каждодневный
  • трудодень
  • дневник
  • денница
  • полдни
  • дневной
  • полдень
  • полуденный
  • полдня
Every word from Proto-Slavic dь̑nь →