Where does “де́ять” come from?

де́ять (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic дѣꙗти, from Proto-Slavic dějati, from Proto-Slavic děti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

де́ять (Russian): to do

Definitions

  1. to do

Ancestry of “де́ять”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicдѣꙗти—
2Proto-Slavicdějatito do
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

Words derived from “де́ять”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic dḗˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic děti →