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
Ancestry of “дождь”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old East Slavic | дъждь | — |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | дъждь | rain |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | dъždžь | rain |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dus-dyu- | bad sky |