Where does “дѣвица” come from?

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

дѣвица (Old Church Slavonic): girl; virgin

Definitions

  1. girl; virgin

Ancestry of “дѣвица”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicděvicagirl, maiden
2Proto-Slavicděvamaiden, girl
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “дѣвица”

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