Where does “сре́дненький” come from?

сре́дненький (Russian) comes from Russian сре́дний, from Old Church Slavonic срѣдьнъ, from Proto-Slavic serdьnъ, from Proto-Slavic serda, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śerd-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerd- — heart.

сре́дненький (Russian): average, mediocre, middling, mid-size

Definitions

  1. average, mediocre, middling, mid-size

Ancestry of “сре́дненький”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсре́днийmiddle
2Old Church Slavonicсрѣдьнъ—
3Proto-Slavicserdьnъmiddle, central
4Proto-Slavicserdamiddle; Wednesday
5Proto-Balto-Slavicśerd-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerd-heart

Words derived from “сре́дненький”

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