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Where does “дитё” come from?

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

дитё (Russian): Alternative form of дитя́

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of дитя́

Ancestry of “дитё”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianдитя́—
2Old East Slavicдѣтѧ—
3Proto-Slavicdětęchild
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
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