Where does “де́ва” come from?

де́ва (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic дѣва, from Proto-Slavic děva, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

Ancestry of “де́ва”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicдѣваvirgin; maiden
2Proto-Slavicděvamaiden, girl
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “де́ва”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic děva →Every word from Old Church Slavonic дѣва →
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