Where does “dežđ” come from?

dežđ (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic dъždžь, from Proto-Indo-European dus-dyu- — bad sky.

dežđ (Serbo-Croatian): Alternative form of dȁžd

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of dȁžd

Ancestry of “dežđ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdъždžьrain
2Proto-Indo-Europeandus-dyu-bad sky
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dus-dyu- →Every word from Proto-Slavic dъždžь →
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