Where does “děj” come from?

děj (Czech) comes from Czech dít, from Proto-Slavic děti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

děj (Czech): process; plot, story; second-person singular...

Definitions

  1. process; plot, story; second-person singular...

Ancestry of “děj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechdítto happen; to say
2Proto-Slavicdětito do; to put, to place; to thread, to pass...
3Proto-Balto-Slavicdḗˀteito put, to place; to do
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “děj”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic dḗˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic děti →
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