Where does “посредине” come from?

посредине (Russian) comes from Russian посере́дине, 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.

посредине (Russian): Alternative form of посереди́не

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of посереди́не

Ancestry of “посредине”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпосере́динеin the middle, halfway along
2RussianПОsoftware
3Old East Slavicпоon, along, by
4Proto-Slavicpoafter; by; at
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂póoff, away
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó →Every word from Proto-Slavic po →