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Where does “полдень” come from?

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

Ancestry of “полдень”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianденьday, daytime; afternoon, early evening;...
2Old East Slavicдьньday
3Proto-Slavicdь̑nь—
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