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Where does “děva” come from?

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

děva (Proto-Slavic): maiden, girl

Definitions

  1. maiden, girl

Ancestry of “děva”, step by step

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

Words derived from “děva”

  • девица
  • дева
  • dziewica
  • dziwka
  • dziewka
  • dziewczyna
  • dziewczynka
  • devica
  • дјевица
  • divica
  • Djeva
  • djeva
  • дјева
  • djevica
  • Дјева
  • девица
  • девица
  • děvka
  • děvkař
  • dívka
  • dívčí
  • děva
  • девица
  • děvica
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