Where does “dieťa” come from?

dieťa (Slovak) comes from Proto-Slavic dětę, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

dieťa (Slovak): child

Definitions

  1. child

Ancestry of “dieťa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdětęchild
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic dětę →