Where does “ʒìe̯vjică” come from?

ʒìe̯vjică (Slovincian) comes from Proto-Slavic děvica, from Proto-Slavic děva, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

ʒìe̯vjică (Slovincian): girl, maiden

Definitions

  1. girl, maiden

Ancestry of “ʒìe̯vjică”, 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 →