Where does “дівчата” come from?

дівчата (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian дівча, from Ukrainian -я́, from Russian -ие, from Proto-Slavic -ьje — Denominal, forming collective nouns; Deverbal ,...

дівчата (Ukrainian): girls

Definitions

  1. girls

Ancestry of “дівчата”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianдівча—
2Ukrainian-я́Noun-forming diminutive suffix used after a soft (palatalized) consonant
3Russian-иеAbstract noun suffix; forms part of larger...
4Proto-Slavic-ьjeDenominal, forming collective nouns; Deverbal ,...
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьje →Every word from Russian -ие →Every word from Ukrainian -я́ →