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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | дъждь | rain |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | dъždžь | rain |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dus-dyu- | bad sky |
Words derived from “дъждь”