Where does “dojka” come from?

dojka (Slovak) comes from Czech dojit, from Old Czech dojíti, from Proto-Slavic dojiti, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

dojka (Slovak): wetnurse

Definitions

  1. wetnurse

Ancestry of “dojka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechdojitto milk
2Old Czechdojíti—
3Proto-Slavicdojitito give milk; to milk
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- →Every word from Proto-Slavic dojiti →Every word from Old Czech dojíti →
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