Where does “посере́дине” come from?

посере́дине (Russian) comes from Russian ПО, from Old East Slavic по, from Proto-Slavic po, from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo — from, off, back; off, away; off, from.

посере́дине (Russian): in the middle, halfway along

Definitions

  1. in the middle, halfway along

Ancestry of “посере́дине”, step by step

посере́дине traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian ПО

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianПОsoftware
2Old East Slavicпоon, along, by
3Proto-Slavicpoafter; by; at
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂póoff, away
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from

via Russian середина

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсерединаmiddle
2Proto-Slavic*serdinamidst, middle

Words derived from “посере́дине”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó →Every word from Proto-Slavic po →