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.
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Ancestry of “didukh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ukrainian | діду́х | grandfather spirit |
| 2 | Ukrainian | дід | grandfather, grandpa, old man; one of the mummers... |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | dědъ | grandfather |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | dēˀd- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁dʰ- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁(y)- | to suckle, nurse |