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
Ancestry of “отеческий”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | оте́ц | father |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | отьць | father |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | otь̃cь | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | átta | father |