Where does “десница” come from?

десница (Macedonian) comes from Macedonian десен, from Proto-Slavic desnъ, from Proto-Slavic desinъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic deśinas, from Proto-Indo-European déḱs-i-no-s, from Proto-Indo-European deḱs- — right.

десница (Macedonian): right hand

Definitions

  1. right hand

Ancestry of “десница”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonianдесенright, right-hand, dextral; right-wing, rightist
2Proto-Slavicdesnъright
3Proto-Slavicdesinъ—
4Proto-Balto-Slavicdeśinasright
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱs-i-no-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱs-right
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deḱs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱs-i-no-s →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic deśinas →