Where does “чаща” come from?
чаща (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic čęsťa, from Proto-Slavic -ja, from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂.
чаща (Russian): thicket
Ancestry of “чаща”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | čęsťa | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | -ja | Suffix creating feminine action nouns, usually... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeh₂ | — |