Where does “по́лдень” come from?

по́лдень (Russian) comes from Russian день, from Old East Slavic дьнь, from Proto-Slavic dь̑nь — day.

по́лдень (Russian): noon, midday

Definitions

  1. noon, midday

Ancestry of “по́лдень”, step by step

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

Words derived from “по́лдень”

Every word from Proto-Slavic dь̑nь →Every word from Old East Slavic дьнь →Every word from Russian день →