Where does “děti” come from?

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

děti (Czech): nominative plural of dítě; children; accusative...

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of dítě; children; accusative...

Ancestry of “děti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechděti—
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic dḗˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic děti →