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Where does “dedo” come from?

dedo (Slovak) comes from Proto-Slavic dědъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dēˀd-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

dedo (Slovak): old man; grandfather

Definitions

  1. old man; grandfather

Ancestry of “dedo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdědъgrandfather
2Proto-Balto-Slavicdēˀd-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁dʰ-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

Words derived from “dedo”

  • dedko
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- →