Where does “popoldan” come from?

popoldan (Slovene) comes from Slovene po, from Proto-Slavic po, from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo — from, off, back; off, away; off, from.

popoldan (Slovene): afternoon

Definitions

  1. afternoon

Ancestry of “popoldan”, step by step

popoldan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Slovene po

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovenepoaround, about; along, through; according to
2Proto-Slavicpoafter; by; at
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂póoff, away
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from

via Slovene poldan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovenepoldannoon
2Slovenedánday
3Proto-Slavicdь̑nьday
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó →Every word from Proto-Slavic po →
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