Where does “didukh” come from?

didukh (English) comes from Ukrainian діду́х, from Ukrainian дід, from Proto-Slavic dědъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dēˀd-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

didukh (English): A Ukrainian Christmas decoration representing an...

Definitions

  1. A Ukrainian Christmas decoration representing an...

Ancestry of “didukh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianдіду́хgrandfather spirit
2Ukrainianдідgrandfather, grandpa, old man; one of the mummers...
3Proto-Slavicdědъgrandfather
4Proto-Balto-Slavicdēˀd-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁dʰ-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁dʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic dēˀd- →