Where does “праотьць” come from?

праотьць (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic отьць, from Proto-Slavic otь̃cь, from Proto-Indo-European átta — father.

праотьць (Old Church Slavonic): forefather

Definitions

  1. forefather

Ancestry of “праотьць”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicотьцьfather
2Proto-Slavicotь̃cь—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanáttafather
Every word from Proto-Indo-European átta →Every word from Proto-Slavic otь̃cь →Every word from Old Church Slavonic отьць →