Where does “dziewictwo” come from?

dziewictwo (Polish) comes from Polish dziewica, from Proto-Slavic děvica, from Proto-Slavic děva, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

dziewictwo (Polish): virginity

Definitions

  1. virginity

Ancestry of “dziewictwo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishdziewicamaiden, virgin
2Proto-Slavicděvicagirl, maiden
3Proto-Slavicděvamaiden, girl
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
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