Where does “деревце” come from?
деревце (Russian) comes from Russian де́рево, from Old East Slavic дерево, from Proto-Slavic dervo, from English doru, from Ancient Greek δόρυ, from Proto-Hellenic dóru, from Proto-Indo-European dóru, from Proto-Indo-European drew- — hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree.
деревце (Russian): sapling, small tree
Definitions
- sapling, small tree
Ancestry of “деревце”, step by step
деревце traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian де́рево
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | де́рево | tree |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | дерево | tree |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | dervo | tree |
| 4 | English | doru | Alternative form of dory |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δόρυ | wood, tree, stem; spear shaft, spear, lance,... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | dóru | tree |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dóru | tree |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | drew- | hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree |
via Ukrainian дерево
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | дерево | tree; wood |