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
Ancestry of “дзіця”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old East Slavic | дѣтѧ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | dětę | child |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |