Where does “Дядо Мраз” come from?

Дядо Мраз (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian дядо, from Proto-Slavic dědъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dēˀd-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

Дядо Мраз (Bulgarian): Old Man Winter, Father Frost personificaiton of winter, frost, stillness

Definitions

  1. Old Man Winter, Father Frost personificaiton of winter, frost, stillness

Ancestry of “Дядо Мраз”, step by step

Дядо Мраз traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bulgarian дядо

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianдядоgrandfather, grandpa, grandpapa, granddad; old...
2Proto-Slavicdědъgrandfather
3Proto-Balto-Slavicdēˀd-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁dʰ-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

via Bulgarian мраз

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianмразfrost, chill, nip, freezing weather, chilly...
2Old Church Slavonicмразъfrost
3Proto-Slavicmòrzъfrost
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁dʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic dēˀd- →