Where does “первозда́нный” come from?
первозда́нный (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.
первозда́нный (Russian): primordial
Definitions
- primordial
Ancestry of “первозда́нный”, step by step
первозда́нный traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian зда́ние
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | зда́ние | building, edifice, structure |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | зьданиѥ | building |
| 3 | Old Church Slavonic | зьдати | to build |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | žьdati | to wait, to await |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | g(e)id- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰéydʰ- | to yearn for |
via Russian пе́рвый
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | пе́рвый | first |