Where does “среднеазиатский” come from?
среднеазиатский (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.
среднеазиатский (Russian): Central Asian
Definitions
- Central Asian
Ancestry of “среднеазиатский”, step by step
среднеазиатский traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian сре́дний
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | сре́дний | middle |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | срѣдьнъ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | serdьnъ | middle, central |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | serda | middle; Wednesday |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | śerd- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerd- | heart |
via Russian азиа́тский
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | азиа́тский | Asian |
| 2 | Russian | -ский | Used to form adjectives from nouns or sometimes... |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | -ьскъ | — |