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.
Ancestry of “дитя́”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | дѣтѧ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | dětę | child |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
Words derived from “дитя́”