Where does “день” come from?

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

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-Slavicdь̑nьday

Words derived from “день”

Every word from Proto-Slavic dь̑nь →Every word from Old East Slavic дьнь →