Where does “дело” come from?
дело (Bulgarian) comes from Russian де́ло, from Proto-Slavic dělo, from Proto-Slavic děti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
дело (Bulgarian): work, deed, act; achievement; cause, goal, aim,...
Definitions
- work, deed, act; achievement; cause, goal, aim,...
Ancestry of “дело”, step by step
дело traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian де́ло
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | де́ло | work, action |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | dělo | deed; work |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | děti | to do; to put, to place; to thread, to pass... |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | dḗˀtei | to put, to place; to do |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
via Old Church Slavonic дѣло
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | дѣло | deed, act; work, occupation, activity; income |