Where does “отьць” come from?

отьць (Old Novgorodian) comes from Proto-Slavic otь̃cь, from Proto-Indo-European átta — father.

отьць (Old Novgorodian): father

Definitions

  1. father

Ancestry of “отьць”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicotь̃cь—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanáttafather
Every word from Proto-Indo-European átta →Every word from Proto-Slavic otь̃cь →