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Where does “дъждь” come from?

дъждь (Old East Slavic) comes from Old Church Slavonic дъждь, from Proto-Slavic dъždžь, from Proto-Indo-European dus-dyu- — bad sky.

Ancestry of “дъждь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicдъждьrain
2Proto-Slavicdъždžьrain
3Proto-Indo-Europeandus-dyu-bad sky

Words derived from “дъждь”

  • дождь
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dus-dyu- →