Where does “отец” come from?
отец (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic отьць, from Proto-Slavic otь̃cь, from Proto-Indo-European átta — father.
отец (Russian): father
Ancestry of “отец”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old East Slavic | отьць | father |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | otь̃cь | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | átta | father |
Words derived from “отец”