Where does “чаща” come from?

чаща (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic čęsťa, from Proto-Slavic -ja, from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂.

чаща (Russian): thicket

Definitions

  1. thicket

Ancestry of “чаща”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicčęsťaroad
2Proto-Slavic-jaSuffix creating feminine action nouns, usually...
3Proto-Indo-European-yeh₂—

Words derived from “чаща”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ja →Every word from Proto-Slavic čęsťa →