Where does “девичник” come from?

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

девичник (Russian): a marriage rite on a night before the wedding

Definitions

  1. a marriage rite on a night before the wedding

Ancestry of “девичник”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianдеви́цаdamsel, maid, maiden, girl
2Proto-Slavicděvicagirl, maiden
3Proto-Slavicděvamaiden, girl
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →