Where does “девица” come from?

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

девица (Bulgarian): virgin, young girl, maiden

Definitions

  1. virgin, young girl, maiden

Ancestry of “девица”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicдѣвицаgirl; virgin
2Proto-Slavicděvicagirl, maiden
3Proto-Slavicděvamaiden, girl
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic děva →Every word from Proto-Slavic děvica →