Where does “дѣва” come from?

дѣва (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic děva, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

дѣва (Old East Slavic): maiden, damsel, virgin

Definitions

  1. maiden, damsel, virgin

Ancestry of “дѣва”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicděvamaiden, girl
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic děva →
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