Where does “мироздание” come from?

мироздание (Russian) comes from Russian зда́ние, 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- — to yearn for.

мироздание (Russian): the universe, the cosmos, the world

Definitions

  1. the universe, the cosmos, the world

Ancestry of “мироздание”, step by step

мироздание traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian зда́ние

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзда́ниеbuilding, edifice, structure
2Old Church Slavonicзьданиѥbuilding
3Old Church Slavonicзьдатиto build
4Proto-Slavicžьdatito wait, to await
5Proto-Balto-Slavicg(e)id-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéydʰ-to yearn for

via Russian Мир

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianМирpeace
2Proto-Slavicmirъpeace; world
3Proto-Balto-Slavicmeiˀráspeace
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanmeyH-ró-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic g(e)id- →Every word from Proto-Slavic žьdati →