Where does “подявка” come from?

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

подявка (Bulgarian): younger sister of an unmarried woman

Definitions

  1. younger sister of an unmarried woman

Ancestry of “подявка”, step by step

подявка traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bulgarian де́ва

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianде́ва—
2Old Church Slavonicдѣваvirgin; maiden
3Proto-Slavicděvamaiden, girl
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Bulgarian подя́вам

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianподя́вам—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic děva →Every word from Old Church Slavonic дѣва →