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Where does “де́ти” come from?

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

Ancestry of “де́ти”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdětito do; to put, to place; to thread, to pass...
2Proto-Balto-Slavicdḗˀteito put, to place; to do
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “де́ти”

  • детишки
  • детище
  • многодетный
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