Where does “полуденная песчанка” come from?
полуденная песчанка (Russian) comes from Russian полу́денный, from Russian по́лдень, from Russian день, from Old East Slavic дьнь, from Proto-Slavic dь̑nь — day.
полуденная песчанка (Russian): midday gerbil (Meriones meridianus)
Definitions
- midday gerbil (Meriones meridianus)
Ancestry of “полуденная песчанка”, step by step
полуденная песчанка traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian полу́денный
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | полу́денный | noon |
| 2 | Russian | по́лдень | noon, midday |
| 3 | Russian | день | day, daytime; afternoon, early evening;... |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | дьнь | day |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | dь̑nь | day |
via Russian песча́нка
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | песча́нка | sandwort (Arenaria gen. et spp.) |