Where does “srce” come from?

srce (Slovene) comes from Proto-Slavic sьrdьce, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śirˀdís, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

srce (Slovene): heart; ♥, hearts in card- and boardgames

Definitions

  1. heart; ♥, hearts in card- and boardgames

Ancestry of “srce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsьrdьceheart
2Proto-Balto-Slavicśirˀdísheart
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic śirˀdís →Every word from Proto-Slavic sьrdьce →