Where does “дзіця” come from?

дзіця (Belarusian) comes from Old East Slavic дѣтѧ, from Proto-Slavic dětę, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

дзіця (Belarusian): child

Definitions

  1. child

Ancestry of “дзіця”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicдѣтѧinfant, baby
2Proto-Slavicdětęchild
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic dětę →Every word from Old East Slavic дѣтѧ →