Where does “прадедо” come from?
прадедо (Macedonian) comes from Macedonian дедо, 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.
прадедо (Macedonian): great-grandfather
Ancestry of “прадедо”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Macedonian | дедо | grandfather; elderly man; father-in-law |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | дѣдъ | grandfather; ancestor |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | dědъ | grandfather |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | dēˀd- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁dʰ- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁(y)- | to suckle, nurse |