Where does “чащоба” come from?

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

чащоба (Russian): thicket

Definitions

  1. thicket

Ancestry of “чащоба”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianчащаthicket
2Proto-Slavicčęsťaroad
3Proto-Slavic-jaSuffix creating feminine action nouns, usually...
4Proto-Indo-European-yeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ja →Every word from Proto-Slavic čęsťa →