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Where does “děva” come from?
děva (Old Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic děva, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
Ancestry of “děva”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Slavic
děva
maiden, girl
2
Proto-Indo-European
dʰeh₁-
to do, put, place
Words derived from “děva”
děva
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