Where does “дитя́” come from?

дитя́ (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic дѣтѧ, from Proto-Slavic dětę, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

дитя́ (Russian): child, baby, kid (also used ironically or in similes)

Definitions

  1. child, baby, kid (also used ironically or in similes)

Ancestry of “дитя́”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicдѣтѧinfant, baby
2Proto-Slavicdětęchild
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “дитя́”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic dětę →Every word from Old East Slavic дѣтѧ →