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Where does “дје̏ло” come from?

дје̏ло (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic dělo, from Proto-Slavic děti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

Ancestry of “дје̏ло”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdělodeed; work
2Proto-Slavicdětito do; to put, to place; to thread, to pass...
3Proto-Balto-Slavicdḗˀteito put, to place; to do
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “дје̏ло”

  • дјелокруг
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →