Where does “средневековый” come from?

средневековый (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.

средневековый (Russian): medieval

Definitions

  1. medieval

Ancestry of “средневековый”, step by step

средневековый traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian сре́дний

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

via Russian век

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвекcentury; age; lifetime
2Old Church Slavonicвѣкъage
3Proto-Slavicvěkъage
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyk-to separate, to choose; to contain, to envelop;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerd- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic śerd- →Every word from Proto-Slavic serda →