Where does “посреди́” come from?
посреди́ (Russian) comes from Russian среди, from Proto-Slavic *serdъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śerd-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerd- — heart.
Ancestry of “посреди́”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | среди | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | *serdъ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | śerd- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerd- | heart |
Words derived from “посреди́”