Where does “дедо” come from?

дедо (Macedonian) comes from Old Church Slavonic дѣдъ, from Proto-Slavic dědъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dēˀd-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

дедо (Macedonian): grandfather; elderly man; father-in-law

Definitions

  1. grandfather; elderly man; father-in-law

Ancestry of “дедо”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicдѣдъgrandfather; ancestor
2Proto-Slavicdědъgrandfather
3Proto-Balto-Slavicdēˀd-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁dʰ-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

Words derived from “дедо”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁dʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic dēˀd- →
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