Where does “stredný” come from?

stredný (Slovak) comes from Proto-Slavic serdьnъ, from Proto-Slavic serda, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śerd-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerd- — heart.

stredný (Slovak): middle, central

Definitions

  1. middle, central

Ancestry of “stredný”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicserdьnъmiddle, central
2Proto-Slavicserdamiddle; Wednesday
3Proto-Balto-Slavicśerd-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerd-heart
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerd- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic śerd- →Every word from Proto-Slavic serda →