Etymology Explorer › Old Church Slavonic

Where does “деснъ” come from?

деснъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes 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.

деснъ (Old Church Slavonic): right

Definitions

  1. right

Ancestry of “деснъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdesnъright
2Proto-Slavicdesinъ—
3Proto-Balto-Slavicdeśinasright
4Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱs-i-no-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱs-right
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deḱs- →