Where does “дівчачий” come from?

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

дівчачий (Ukrainian): girlish

Definitions

  1. girlish

Ancestry of “дівчачий”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianдіви́цяdamsel, maid, maiden, girl
2Proto-Slavicděvicagirl, maiden
3Proto-Slavicděvamaiden, girl
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →