Where does “межзвёздный” come from?

межзвёздный (Russian) comes from Russian звезда, from Old East Slavic звѣзда, from Proto-Slavic gvězda, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źwaisdā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwoysdʰ-.

межзвёздный (Russian): interstellar

Definitions

  1. interstellar

Ancestry of “межзвёздный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзвездаstar; spider
2Old East Slavicзвѣздаstar
3Proto-Slavicgvězdastar
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*źwaisdā́ˀ—
5Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰwoysdʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwoysdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źwaisdā́ˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic gvězda →