Where does “звјездан” come from?

звјездан (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian звије́зда, from Proto-Slavic gvězda, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źwaisdā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwoysdʰ-.

звјездан (Serbo-Croatian): starry; starlike; stars; stellar

Definitions

  1. starry; starlike; stars; stellar

Ancestry of “звјездан”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianзвије́здаstar
2Proto-Slavicgvězdastar
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*źwaisdā́ˀ—
4Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰwoysdʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwoysdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źwaisdā́ˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic gvězda →