Where does “де́вочка” come from?

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

де́вочка (Russian): girl

Definitions

  1. girl

Ancestry of “де́вочка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianде́ваmaiden
2Proto-Slavicděvamaiden, girl
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “де́вочка”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic děva →Every word from Russian де́ва →