Where does “детство” come from?

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

детство (Russian): childhood

Definitions

  1. childhood

Ancestry of “детство”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic dḗˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic děti →