Where does “де́ва” come from?

де́ва (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic děva, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

де́ва (Serbo-Croatian): maiden

Definitions

  1. maiden

Ancestry of “де́ва”, step by step

де́ва traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic děva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicděvamaiden, girl
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Ottoman Turkish دوه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishدوهcamel
2Proto-Turkic*tebecamel

Words derived from “де́ва”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic děva →