Where does “дочь” come from?
дочь (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic дъчи, from Proto-Slavic dъ̏ťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic duktḗ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰugh₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewgʰ- — to produce, to produce something useful; to be...
дочь (Russian): daughter
Ancestry of “дочь”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old East Slavic | дъчи | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | dъ̏ťi | — |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | duktḗ | daughter |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰugh₂tḗr | daughter |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewgʰ- | to produce, to produce something useful; to be... |