Where does “чедо” come from?

чедо (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic čędo, from Proto-Germanic kindą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

чедо (Serbo-Croatian): child

Definitions

  1. child

Ancestry of “чедо”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicčędochild
2Proto-GermanickindąAlternative form of *kinþą; child; offspring
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kindą →Every word from Proto-Slavic čędo →
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