Where does “се́рдце” come from?

се́рдце (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic сьрдьце, from Proto-Slavic sьrdьce, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śirˀdís, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

се́рдце (Russian): heart

Definitions

  1. heart

Ancestry of “се́рдце”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicсьрдьцеheart
2Proto-Slavicsьrdьceheart
3Proto-Balto-Slavicśirˀdísheart
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart

Words derived from “се́рдце”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic śirˀdís →Every word from Proto-Slavic sьrdьce →