Where does “отчество” come from?

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

отчество (Russian): patronymic

Definitions

  1. patronymic

Ancestry of “отчество”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianоте́цfather
2Old East Slavicотьцьfather
3Proto-Slavicotь̃cь—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanáttafather

Words derived from “отчество”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European átta →Every word from Proto-Slavic otь̃cь →Every word from Old East Slavic отьць →