Where does “усреднять” come from?

усреднять (Russian) comes from Russian усредни́ть, 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.

усреднять (Russian): to average

Definitions

  1. to average

Ancestry of “усреднять”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianусредни́тьto average
2Russianсре́днийmiddle
3Old Church Slavonicсрѣдьнъ—
4Proto-Slavicserdьnъmiddle, central
5Proto-Slavicserdamiddle; Wednesday
6Proto-Balto-Slavicśerd-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerd-heart
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerd- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic śerd- →Every word from Proto-Slavic serda →
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