Where does “деви́ца” come from?

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

деви́ца (Russian): damsel, maid, maiden, girl

Definitions

  1. damsel, maid, maiden, girl

Ancestry of “деви́ца”, step by step

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

Words derived from “деви́ца”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic děva →Every word from Proto-Slavic děvica →
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