Where does “ді́вка” come from?

ді́вка (Ukrainian) comes from Proto-Slavic děva, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

ді́вка (Ukrainian): girl, wench, lass

Definitions

  1. girl, wench, lass

Ancestry of “ді́вка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicděvamaiden, girl
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “ді́вка”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic děva →