Where does “деятельность” come from?

деятельность (Russian) comes from Russian де́ятельный, from Russian де́ять, from Old East Slavic дѣꙗти, from Proto-Slavic dějati, from Proto-Slavic děti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

деятельность (Russian): activity

Definitions

  1. activity

Ancestry of “деятельность”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianде́ятельныйactive, energetic
2Russianде́ятьto do
3Old East Slavicдѣꙗти—
4Proto-Slavicdějatito do
5Proto-Slavicdětito do; to put, to place; to thread, to pass...
6Proto-Balto-Slavicdḗˀteito put, to place; to do
7Proto-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 →