Where does “жердина” come from?

жердина (Ukrainian) comes from Russian жердь, from Old East Slavic жьрдь, from Proto-Slavic žьrdь, from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- — to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt.

жердина (Ukrainian): pole

Definitions

  1. pole

Ancestry of “жердина”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianжердьperch; pole; ricker
2Old East Slavicжьрдь—
3Proto-Slavicžьrdьperch, pole, ricker
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic žьrdь →Every word from Old East Slavic жьрдь →