Where does “detstvo” come from?

detstvo (Slovak) comes from Slovak deti, from Proto-Slavic děti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

detstvo (Slovak): childhood

Definitions

  1. childhood

Ancestry of “detstvo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakdetinominative/accusative plural of dieťa
2Proto-Slavicdětito do; to put, to place; to thread, to pass...
3Proto-Balto-Slavicdḗˀteito put, to place; to do
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic dḗˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic děti →
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