Where does “девойка” come from?

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

девойка (Bulgarian): woman, lass, girl, maiden adolescent or young adult female, usually one who is not yet married

Definitions

  1. woman, lass, girl, maiden adolescent or young adult female, usually one who is not yet married

Ancestry of “девойка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianде́ва—
2Old Church Slavonicдѣваvirgin; 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 Old Church Slavonic дѣва →
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