Where does “дождь” come from?

дождь (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic дъждь, from Old Church Slavonic дъждь, from Proto-Slavic dъždžь, from Proto-Indo-European dus-dyu- — bad sky.

дождь (Russian): rain

Definitions

  1. rain

Ancestry of “дождь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicдъждь—
2Old Church Slavonicдъждьrain
3Proto-Slavicdъždžьrain
4Proto-Indo-Europeandus-dyu-bad sky

Words derived from “дождь”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dus-dyu- →Every word from Proto-Slavic dъždžь →Every word from Old Church Slavonic дъждь →