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
Ancestry of “праотьць”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | отьць | father |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | otь̃cь | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | átta | father |