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.

посреди́ (Russian): in the middle of, in the midst of

Definitions

  1. in the middle of, in the midst of

Ancestry of “посреди́”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсредиamong, in the midst of
2Proto-Slavic*serdъ—
3Proto-Balto-Slavicśerd-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerd-heart

Words derived from “посреди́”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerd- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic śerd- →Every word from Proto-Slavic *serdъ →