Where does “зда́ние” come from?
зда́ние (Russian) comes from Old Church Slavonic зьданиѥ, from Old Church Slavonic зьдати, from Proto-Slavic žьdati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic g(e)id-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéydʰ-.
Ancestry of “зда́ние”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | зьданиѥ | — |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | зьдати | to build |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | žьdati | to wait, to await |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | g(e)id- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰéydʰ- | — |
Words derived from “зда́ние”