Where does “безделушка” come from?

безделушка (Russian) comes from Russian де́ло, from Proto-Slavic dělo, from Proto-Slavic děti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

безделушка (Russian): knick-knack, trifle

Definitions

  1. knick-knack, trifle

Ancestry of “безделушка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianде́лоwork, action
2Proto-Slavicdělodeed; work
3Proto-Slavicdětito do; to put, to place; to thread, to pass...
4Proto-Balto-Slavicdḗˀteito put, to place; to do
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic dḗˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic děti →