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
Ancestry of “де́вочка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | де́ва | maiden |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | děva | maiden, girl |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
Words derived from “де́вочка”