Where does “полдни” come from?
полдни (Russian) comes from Russian день, from Old East Slavic дьнь, from Proto-Slavic dь̑nь.
полдни (Russian): noon, noontime, midday; place to stop herds at...
Definitions
- noon, noontime, midday; place to stop herds at...
Ancestry of “полдни”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | день | day, daytime; afternoon, early evening;... |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | дьнь | day |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | dь̑nь | — |