Where does “дѣва” come from?

дѣва (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic děva, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

дѣва (Old Church Slavonic): virgin; maiden

Definitions

  1. virgin; maiden

Ancestry of “дѣва”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicděvamaiden, girl
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “дѣва”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic děva →