Where does “пра́дед” come from?

пра́дед (Russian) comes from Russian де́д, from Proto-Slavic dědъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dēˀd-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

пра́дед (Russian): great-grandfather

Definitions

  1. great-grandfather

Ancestry of “пра́дед”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianде́дgrandfather
2Proto-Slavicdědъgrandfather
3Proto-Balto-Slavicdēˀd-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁dʰ-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

Words derived from “пра́дед”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁dʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic dēˀd- →