Where does “děvka” come from?

děvka (Czech) comes from Old Czech dievka, from Proto-Slavic děvъka, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

děvka (Czech): whore; maid

Definitions

  1. whore; maid

Ancestry of “děvka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechdievkagirl; maiden
2Proto-Slavicděvъkagirl, young woman
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “děvka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic děvъka →Every word from Old Czech dievka →