Where does “середа” come from?

середа (Ukrainian) comes from Proto-Slavic serda, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śerd-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerd- — heart.

середа (Ukrainian): Wednesday

Definitions

  1. Wednesday

Ancestry of “середа”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicserdamiddle; Wednesday
2Proto-Balto-Slavicśerd-
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerd-heart
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerd-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic śerd-Every word from Proto-Slavic serda
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