Where does “devica” come from?

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

devica (Serbo-Croatian): virgin; damsel, maid, maiden, girl

Definitions

  1. virgin; damsel, maid, maiden, girl

Ancestry of “devica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicděvicagirl, maiden
2Proto-Slavicděvamaiden, girl
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic děva →Every word from Proto-Slavic děvica →