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Where does “детище” come from?

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

детище (Russian): child, offspring; work, creation, brainchild

Definitions

  1. child, offspring; work, creation, brainchild

Ancestry of “детище”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianде́ти—
2Proto-Slavicdětito do; to put, to place; to thread, to pass...
3Proto-Balto-Slavicdḗˀteito put, to place; to do
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
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