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Where does “děvъka” come from?

děvъka (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

Ancestry of “děvъka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “děvъka”

  • šwigerźowka
  • źowka
  • dźowka
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →