Where does “отеческий” come from?

отеческий (Russian) comes from Russian оте́ц, from Old East Slavic отьць, from Proto-Slavic otь̃cь, from Proto-Indo-European átta — father.

отеческий (Russian): paternal, fatherly

Definitions

  1. paternal, fatherly

Ancestry of “отеческий”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianоте́цfather
2Old East Slavicотьцьfather
3Proto-Slavicotь̃cь—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanáttafather
Every word from Proto-Indo-European átta →Every word from Proto-Slavic otь̃cь →Every word from Old East Slavic отьць →
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