Where does “многодетный” come from?

многодетный (Russian) comes from Russian де́ти, from Proto-Slavic děti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

многодетный (Russian): having many children; large

Definitions

  1. having many children; large

Ancestry of “многодетный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianде́ти—
2Proto-Slavicdětito do; to put, to place; to thread, to pass...
3Proto-Balto-Slavicdḗˀteito put, to place; to do
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic dḗˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic děti →