Where does “среди” come from?

среди (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic *serdъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śerd-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerd- — heart.

среди (Russian): among, in the midst of

Definitions

  1. among, in the midst of

Ancestry of “среди”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*serdъ—
2Proto-Balto-Slavicśerd-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerd-heart

Words derived from “среди”

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