Where does “полуденный” come from?
полуденный (Russian) comes from Russian по́лдень, from Russian день, from Old East Slavic дьнь, from Proto-Slavic dь̑nь.
Ancestry of “полуденный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | по́лдень | — |
| 2 | Russian | день | day, daytime; afternoon, early evening;... |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | дьнь | day |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | dь̑nь | — |