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Where does “по-детски” come from?

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

по-детски (Russian): childishly

Definitions

  1. childishly

Ancestry of “по-детски”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianде́тский=children's
2Russianде́ти—
3Proto-Slavicdětito do; to put, to place; to thread, to pass...
4Proto-Balto-Slavicdḗˀteito put, to place; to do
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
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