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Where does “kidją” come from?

kidją (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European gidʰ- — kid, goatling, little goat.

kidją (Proto-Germanic): a goatling; kid

Definitions

  1. a goatling; kid

Ancestry of “kidją”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangidʰ-kid, goatling, little goat

Words derived from “kidją”

  • kids
  • kid
  • kidnapping
  • kidnap
  • kidnapper
  • kiddo
  • kidder
  • kidskin
  • schoolkid
  • grandkid
  • kiddish
  • antikidnapping
  • kidlet
  • carnapping
  • kidling
  • kidvid
  • kidlike
  • kidz
  • kidlit
  • dognap
  • stepkid
  • kidhood
  • kidnappee
  • kidology
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