Where does “děvicě” come from?

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

děvicě (Old Czech): girl, maiden

Definitions

  1. girl, maiden

Ancestry of “děvicě”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicděvicagirl, maiden
2Proto-Slavicděvamaiden, girl
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-