Where does “діви́ця” come from?

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

діви́ця (Ukrainian): damsel, maid, maiden, girl

Definitions

  1. damsel, maid, maiden, girl

Ancestry of “діви́ця”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicděvicagirl, maiden
2Proto-Slavicděvamaiden, girl
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “діви́ця”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →