Where does “dajka” come from?

dajka (Hungarian) comes from Proto-Slavic dojiti, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

dajka (Hungarian): nurse, nanny, fostress; wet-nurse

Definitions

  1. nurse, nanny, fostress; wet-nurse

Ancestry of “dajka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdojitito give milk; to milk
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

Words derived from “dajka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- →Every word from Proto-Slavic dojiti →