Where does “чѧдо” come from?
чѧдо (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic čędo, from Proto-Germanic kindą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
чѧдо (Old Church Slavonic): child
Ancestry of “чѧдо”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | čędo | child |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | kindą | Alternative form of *kinþą; child; offspring |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |