Where does “прапра́дед” come from?

прапра́дед (Russian) comes from Russian пра́дед, 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.

прапра́дед (Russian): great-great-grandfather

Definitions

  1. great-great-grandfather

Ancestry of “прапра́дед”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпра́дедgreat-grandfather
2Russianде́дgrandfather
3Proto-Slavicdědъgrandfather
4Proto-Balto-Slavicdēˀd-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁dʰ-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

Words derived from “прапра́дед”

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