Where does “переддень” come from?

переддень (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian перед-, from Old East Slavic передъ, from Proto-Slavic perdъ, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

переддень (Ukrainian): eve time before a significant event

Definitions

  1. eve time before a significant event

Ancestry of “переддень”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianперед-before, fore-, pre
2Old East Slavicпередъ—
3Proto-Slavicperdъbefore, in front of; before
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Slavic perdъ →