Where does “дјева” come from?

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

дјева (Serbo-Croatian): maiden

Definitions

  1. maiden

Ancestry of “дјева”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicděvamaiden, girl
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic děva →